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When light shines, darkness disappears
Light isn’t a function of rationality. You don’t think up light. You behold it. Pride blocks inner light. It can’t see what things really look like. We want to convince people we’re right, but what we all need is more … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, hope, light, light of the world, shine your light, vision
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Jesus is louder than words
The voice of Jesus is louder than words. His inner promptings are more powerful than any sermon. Train your heart to hear Him. A hard heart and tearless eyes are a form of self-deception, not self-protection. Without accurate perception, Truth … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, God's voice, hearing God's voice, how to hear God's voice, Jesus, Jesus Christ, living words, My sheep hear My voice, perception, power of words, sound of His voice, spiritual voices, still small voice, The Voice, Today if you would hear his voice, Uncategorized, words, words taught by the Spirit
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Christianity is light, not lecture
When there’s light, you see. You don’t need someone to describe everything to you. True Christianity is light, not lecture. Over analysis has filled contemporary Christianity with spiritual paralysis. To ponder and try to figure God out pales in comparison to personally … Continue reading
To walk transparent in the light with others and thereby behold the glory of the living God present and working in their hearts and lives — is church.
Posted in filled with the Spirit, God, God calling, others
Tagged community, light, spirituality, transparency, What is church?
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Christ is not just comfort in a crisis, but a wake-up call crying out in your complacency!
Christ is not just comfort in a crisis, but a wake-up call crying out in your complacency! Every now and then I think about the by and by, but I prefer to focus on the here and now. We can … Continue reading
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Words From Prision
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned and later executed (in 1944) by Nazi Germany. While in prison, he wrote many letters that were smuggled out. Here are some quotations from those letters: “It is only when one submits to God’s law that one … Continue reading
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Uh Hum . . . What The Bible Says About Interrupting Church
Interrupting a church meeting has been considered taboo for just about as long as church has existed. I only remember two times being in a church service that was interrupted, prior to being part of an organic church. When I was … Continue reading
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The Rolling Stones, Satisfaction, & Sadhu Sundar Singh
The Rolling Stones sang: “I can’t get no satisfaction ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can’t get no, I can’t get no.” And the Stones are not alone. The inability to find satisfaction seems to … Continue reading
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