Tag Archives: reflection
Thoughts on a Friday Night
Just some thoughts on a Friday night. Stream of consciousness stuff, so don’t read too deep, or look at how it all connects. Or do so. Up to you really. It’s just me thinking out loud, and perhaps God pushing … Continue reading
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Reflection, 4/11/09
Reflection, 4/11/09 The Word The Word became flesh, The Word illumines the path for sinners, The Word traded places with us, The Word took on our darkness, The Word took on our sins, You Conquer You conquer sin and death, … Continue reading
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Don’t just dish it, eat it!
Whitewashed tombs have a hard time seeing the scum within. The religious leaders got raked over the coals by Jesus. Whitewashed tombs! Now that’s Jesus dishing out some serious heat! Jesus dished it out to the whitewashed tombs. The whitewashed … Continue reading
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Confessing But Not Convicted
Do you struggling with confessing, but not really grasping conviction for life transformation? I’ve noticed a trend. The longer I’ve been a Christian the more I must question the words I pray. It’s easy to get the jargon down, but … Continue reading
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Reflexive Prayer
Reflexive prayer is when you pray in front of the mirror. It’s where what you pray bounces back with haunting questions. Reflexive prayer disallows the God dump. It’s not just God in the prayer, but you’re right there on center … Continue reading
The Master
Yes, the Lord is our Master. No, the language is not too strong. He formed us, He molded us, He breathed into us. Our Master is our Maker. What does our Lord not own? Our Master owns us. Our Master … Continue reading
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Our Sins 2
Help us Father to take off another mask today. Help us to have the boldness and courage to allow another fig leaf to fall to the ground. Be patient with us, and remember that we have come from the dirt. … Continue reading
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Our Sins
We are Your children, but we are no saints. Ok, maybe we’re saints theologically speaking, but we certainly act as unredeemed sinners. We are Your church in America. Wonderful sinful America. “In God We Trust,” we say tongue and cheek … Continue reading
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Love Deeply
Teach us today to love. We pray it often. We pray it flippantly. But today, my friends, let’s pray it deeply. And today, my friends, let’s pray it slowly. To love at great cost. To love at great loss. To … Continue reading
In the Biblical Text
I preach to myself everyday…Sometimes I listen… To burn for the Biblical text. To be sick for the text. To feel the text. To have a burden for the text. To have angst for the text. To weep over the … Continue reading
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