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Jesus Did Not Intend to Create An Institution
Jesus did not come to build systems or new institutions.
Just over a week ago I had the opportunity to visit a relatively "new" church (per United Methodist standards) and share with that church my doctorate thesis. Wesley Seminary requires ...
It Just Takes that LITTLE Bit!
Sometimes we wonder why we keep reaching out to God but we don't hear or receive any response.
We feel as if our prayers go unanswered. As if they fall into an abyss of darkness, a void, a black hole. Or - maybe even we feel like when we offer ...
We Never Have to Go It Alone!
There are several parts of The Shack that are painful and difficult to read. The first is in the beginning when we read of the kidnapping of Missy, the search that ensues, and the realization that the kidnapping ended in death. While the ...
It’s Hard to Let Go
One day I was preparing to make a hospital visit when my phone rang and the voice on the other end said, "You need to come now. My dad is dead and my mom . . . I just can't get her to let him go."
It was a family I'd had the privilege of being ...
A Passive-Aggressive “It’s All Good!”
"It's all good!"
This is a statement that was widely used by many to mean anything BUT "It's all good!"
As defined by Urban Dictionary, it is a platitude that covers so many emotions and situations but actually it says little; its only real ...
The Power of Judge Judy
Our society has an affinity for certain judges.
Judge Judy has it going on!
In July 2010 when Judy Sheindlin's contract was renewed for Judge Judy, her salary increased to $45 million per year. It was later reported in October 2013 that ...
Are Mosquitos Necessary?
Sea levels are rising.
Global sea level rose about 6.7 inches in the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, has nearly doubled that of the last century.
Global temperatures are rising.
The number of record high temperature events ...
It’s Hard Work!
Do you like to garden?
You know, get down on your knees and dig in the dirt?
Rarely do you find people "in the middle" in their opinion of gardening.
Some people REALLY LOVE it - the whole playing around in the dirt, pulling up the old plants, ...
Imagination of Freedom or Fear?
Mack and Jesus were having an interaction around Mack's walking across the lake, literally. Like Peter, Jesus wanted Mack to walk on water.
Mack, in his skepticism and nerves replied, "What am I afraid of?"
"Well, I am afraid of looking like ...
We Can Justify Everything!
"One last comment," Mackenzie added. "I just can't imagine any final outcome that would justify all this."
"Mackenzie," Papa rose out of her chair and walked around the table to give him a big squeeze. "We're not justifying it. We are ...
Hoarding Gifts
Do you like receiving gifts?
"Receiving gifts" is actually a love language. Gary Chapman, the author of Five Love Languages writes, "Don't mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, ...
Fixed or Open Mindset
Faculty of Vanderbilt University led a study on trust and how implicit beliefs moderate trust erosion. Harvard Business Review wrote an article about the issue of trust, "When Trust is Easily Broken, and When It's Not."
The study shared that ...
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