Category: Soul
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Grace and the Perfect Imperfections in the Bible
I could have picked an easier job than trying to be a Christian minister. I once told a lady that this is what I was going to school for and her response was, “Really. People still do that?” I think it is even harder to try to do this in a world where most of…
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Does Jesus Care What We Think?
This post may bother some of us who think of Christ as a Superhero Santa Claus who saves us from all of our problems and makes all of our wishes come true. What if Jesus’ greatest power is being a friend who loves us no matter what and considers what is best for us and…
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I Shall Not Want (Psalm 23)
click image to view video Chris grew up with the 23rd Psalm. She had to memorize it in church growing up and her mother used to have a picture of a shepherd on the wall of their living room with the words inscribed on it. All those years exposed to that scripture and this was…
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S.A.D. – Sadness, Anger, and Desire
I spent the whole week of January 9, 2011 in Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Hingham, MA. It was part of a class I was taking for my Masters of Divinity program at Andover Newton Theological School. Before entering, I had to do my best to empty myself of all expectations and desires for my time…
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The Foolishness and Weakness of God
On my knees in the prayer room at Andover Newton Theological School where I am attending seminary, I admitted to God how weak and poor in spirit I was. I am praying for the strength of mind, body, and soul so that I will be able to complete the six papers I have due in the…
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A Thief and a Liar (Shine)
Is there anything in your life that you would give absolutely everything to? Can you even imagine such a thing? There used to be a time when I felt like I could absolutely give myself to whatever I set my heart to. My heart was disciplined to Love and my belief was that I had…
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“I” Does Not Exist
Recently, I have had more than one person express to me that they were uncertain of their own existence. There is a 40 year age gap between the youngest and the oldest person, so I can only assume that this idea is something that more people are contemplating . Since being asked the question, I…
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Road Trip With God, DMX, and 23 Bottles of Water – Full Circle
There’s no way I can completely explain to someone who is “uninitiated”, the things that were ministered to me for the next 19 hours because as it says in 1 Corinthians 2, “ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” …
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Road Trip with God, DMX, and 23 Bottles of Water, Part 2
There have been plenty of times when I heard people say that God talks to them. Spending so many days in church growing up, I saw plenty of people “get happy” or “catch the Holy Ghost”. I’ve been to every service a church could have–even down to choir rehearsal. I’ve been to quiet services where…
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The Only True Poverty There Is
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” — Rosalynn Carter Until sitting down to write about leadership, I thought I knew what leadership was. But upon reflection, I see that I really don’t. I have made several…
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