Category: Spiritual
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God Is Still Seeking
“Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in…
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Pour Yourself Out (ANTS Commencement Address 2013)
In Joel 2, there is a prophecy that there will be a time when God would pour out God’s own Spirit on all flesh. And it says that when that day comes: “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall…
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Back to the Playground
Do you remember what it was like as a child to go to the playground to have fun and not worry about unimportant things such as, “Will anyone like me?”, “Am I wearing the latest fashion”, “Can I play as well as other kids?” When I watch my daughter out on the playground I know…
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Reflection on the Body of Christ and God’s Mysterious Ways
Ever since returning from China I have been reflecting on the Pauline metaphor of the Body of Christ. Meeting Christians in China was an amazing experience. I felt love, the Presence of the Holy Spirit, and the most sincere desire of the people to spread the love of Christ among their people and the world. …
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Why Are We So Mental?
The Chinese words for mental illness are 精神病 Jingshen bing (spiritual sickness) and 心理疾病 xinlijibing (sickness in the heart). I think that is significant, because it says to me that the non-clinical mental illnesses that many of us contend with are directly influenced by our spiritual and emotional states. What do you think? I know…
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In Truth There Is Only Light
This morning I asked God how I could live my life this day as a walking prayer. Just as I asked this I looked out of the window at the Sun and the words came to, “confess to the Light”. So that is what I am trying to do here. But rather than use my…
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God–The Fulfillment of All Relationships
Humans are notorious for trying to seek fulfillment in their interpersonal relationships. However, in my experience with people, no relationship matches exactly what we expect from it and even if they did get close, the hard reality is that every relationship on earth is temporary. And yet, there is something within us that has a…
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God Is Beyond Belief
It has been my experience that God is more than my thoughts and beliefs about God. There was once a time where I thought that I did pretty much everything God wanted me to do. I thought God would give me an “A” on my report card. Then one day I hit a wall. It…
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