Tag Archives: Christ

Remembering who I was…

Satan’s greatest tool is discouragement. Whether in work, in marriage, in parenthood or in service of the Lord; he constantly tries to tell us we aren’t adequate. Of course this distracts us from God’s message “I will always love you”. … Continue reading

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Stages of Hope…

Everyone is familiar with the idea that there are stages of grief. Those stages (denial, anger, despair and acceptance) are pretty well understood and accepted. A key concept for a Christ follower is the idea of Hope; the truth and … Continue reading

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another “Inconvenient” Truth…

Much has been made about the movie that exposes the concept of global warming. The “truth” put forward here is viewed as inconvenient because dealing with it costs us something; we must change our ways in a manner that impacts … Continue reading

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The Power of Words…

I was thinking about things I heard this weekend, what stuck and why. We are bombarded with words and I think we develop filters to help us deal with overload. Proverbs 18:21 says “The tongue has the power of life … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Hell…

Today’s culture is so caught up in the here and now- that we forget (or ignore) what comes later. It’s sort of funny how people don’t like to talk about the reality of Hell (if we don’t acknowledge it then … Continue reading

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Names…

Saw a really thought provoking comment earlier… We are named by those not of us; we do not name ourselves. Quote was in the context of how those deemed evangelicals are viewed by society as a political rather than faith … Continue reading

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Follower or shaper?

98% of people are followers of culture (call them culture zombies). They go the way that culture leads them. Only 2% of people are culture shapers – they determine where the followers will go. A couple of examples… Back in … Continue reading

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Hitting the mark…

Recent events at work have led to somewhat of a revelation for me. A year ago we hired a new guy to take my place managing a team of engineers to allow me to take a small group and move … Continue reading

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It’s never too late (or is it?)…

A co-worker of mine died this morning at the too early age of 24. There is so much weirdness around this… Last November I went on a mission trip to north eastern India. I work with a number of people … Continue reading

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