Mar
23
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
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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Mar
16
Kids might know that their clothes are dirty and need washed. They might actually see the mud caked on their shirt, but be unaware of what to do about it. They might even try some ingenious ways to clean the shirt…only to make it worse. My last post discussed the role of the Word of …
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Mar
15
The seventh chapter of Dallas Willard’s “Hearing God” is packed and powerful…by far the best chapter I’ve read so far! It is so packed, I’m going to split it into two posts. This first one will deal with the role of God’s Word in hearing His voice. In one place, Willard uses Ephesians 5 to …
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Mar
11
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GOD! BUT PLEASE SPEAK LOUDLY SO I CAN HEAR YOU! We’ve all said it or thought it, but I would agree with Dallas Willard (“Hearing God”) on this when He says that God isn’t much in the business of speaking in LOUD, DRAMATIC ways. Rather, He speaks most commonly …
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