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About heavnstrl

I came to Christ in May of 2003 - one of those rare "later in life" conversions. I'm still learning God's plan for me as a husband, a father, and an obedient follower. I now understand that there is no being "on the fence". This blog helps me keep my focus on Christ as Lord of my life.

Stop spending time with the wrong people…

Posted on January 5, 2012 by heavnstrl

Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the new year…

Posted on January 4, 2012 by heavnstrl

Came across a great blog post at http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/11/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself/. Over the next 30 or so days I plan to work through each point…

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Resolutions…

Posted on December 24, 2011 by heavnstrl

Funny how easy it is to think about making resolutions (especially at the end of the year) but then how little we think about keeping them. Hoping that this year I use the reminder of God’s faithfulness to help me … Continue reading →

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Sharing opportunities

Posted on October 20, 2011 by heavnstrl

I find it interesting that I seem to find many more opportunities to share my faith when traveling than with the typical day to day activities when I’m home. I just spent a couple of weeks in China and had … Continue reading →

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Thought Life…

Posted on October 10, 2011 by heavnstrl

Just finished a two-book series called “The Fourth Awakening”. Concept is that society is undergping the next round of enlightenment and a company (with government funding) has developed a technology to accelerate/ control it. There are some really intriguing concepts … Continue reading →

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The physical and the spiritual

Posted on August 31, 2011 by heavnstrl

Been spending a lot of time in Casinos the past 2 weeks and find it interesting how in this unlikely place the fabric separating our physical world from the spiritual world seems to thin. No where else does one see … Continue reading →

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On the relationship of faith and doubt…

Posted on August 17, 2011 by heavnstrl

Been way too long since I wrote here… God speaks to me in several ways but most common is through music or reading. Most of my reading is “Christian fiction”. I just finished an “end times” series that had some … Continue reading →

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Lost Bible

Posted on October 3, 2010 by heavnstrl

Talk about a traumatic event – I seem to have lost my print Bible. I think I set it on top of the car today when loading Melody into the car after church and must have drove of with it … Continue reading →

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Responding to faith “attacks”

Posted on August 21, 2010 by heavnstrl

I was flying home from a business trip last night and the guy behind me was talking with his seat mate about a number of things, eventually coming around to the topic of religious beliefs. Guy A was an American … Continue reading →

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iPad envy

Posted on August 11, 2010 by heavnstrl

So I finally broke down and bought an iPad. I’ve been lusting for one for months and finally gave in to the temptation. I tried justifying my actions in many ways but finally came down to “why not.” I had … Continue reading →

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