Speaking of reading (well, I did speak of it, even if it's a few sentences back), I've been a huge slacker in Bible reading and prayer lately. Don't know what my deal is—of course, sometimes things just slide, but I know there've been plenty of times when it's occurred to me and I willfully push the thought aside. There's plenty of rebel in me still. At ManTime last week, Ian shared a helpful thought (which I won't adequately capture) about grounding oneself in God's love—that He sees a Christian as Christ has made him and loves him with that love, rather than seeing him on the basis of his behavior. No doubt one can go overboard with this perspective, but it's worth considering if I really believe that the death and resurrection of Jesus means what I say it means.
Embracing the new day
Speaking of reading (well, I did speak of it, even if it's a few sentences back), I've been a huge slacker in Bible reading and prayer lately. Don't know what my deal is—of course, sometimes things just slide, but I know there've been plenty of times when it's occurred to me and I willfully push the thought aside. There's plenty of rebel in me still. At ManTime last week, Ian shared a helpful thought (which I won't adequately capture) about grounding oneself in God's love—that He sees a Christian as Christ has made him and loves him with that love, rather than seeing him on the basis of his behavior. No doubt one can go overboard with this perspective, but it's worth considering if I really believe that the death and resurrection of Jesus means what I say it means.
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Being the limiting resource in the rushing stream
Last weekend was our church's annual Men's Retreat, with the theme of "Living Intentionally." Though I was only able to attend a portion of the time…
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Losses and messes
Hasn't been the easiest past couple of weeks. Nothing awful in the scheme of things; just a steady stream of losses and messes, departures and FUBAR…
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Domestic bliss
Nice to have a weekend that feels like a weekend for both of us.
barlow_girl has been working like mad until the end of this week on a…
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