Psalm 86:1-4 is a great reminder of two things: What I can expect of God, and what He expects of me… Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help. Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are …
Category Archive: The Prize
May
19
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May
11
Show and Tell
Remember when you were in elementary school and it was “show and tell” day? You’d bring in something cool to show your class and then tell them all about it. Maybe it was a new puppy, or perhaps memories from your summer vacation. These days allow kids to pass along to other kids the memories …
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May
06
Practicing His Presence
I’m re-reading a powerful little book that captured my attention 20 years ago. It is called “Practicing His Presence”, journaling two men’s attempts to continually be in the presence of God. As soon as I opened it, I found some thoughts that are absolutely amazing. Each of these deal with lessons the author learned about …
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Mar
23
Hearing God: Last Post
As I read back through the posts on Willard’s “Hearing God”, some themes stuck out to me…here goes: Our Motive: Too often, we want to hear from God to determine the correct course of action in a specific circumstance. In these cases, we can be overly concerned with helping ourselves rather than helping others or …
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Mar
18
Hearing God: Do You Know Who’s Talking?
I have two kids and a dog. I know it is only three names, but I still get them messed up. Adam, my oldest, doesn’t seem to care. The dog doesn’t know any better…at least I don’t think so. But it really seems to bother Isaac. When I accidently call him Adam or Oliver (yes, …
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