...a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. - Ecclesiastes 3:4 (NRSV) Last Saturday, Dave and I went to an 80’s concert called Power Balladz with some friends. Already you know...
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Grace Upon Grace
This is the third of a three-part series on retirement. From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. – John 1:16 (NRSV) In my recent reflections about retirement, I thought about how retirement has impacted our view and...
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Finding Your Burning Bush
This is the second of a three-part series on retirement. Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. – Exodus...
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Numbering our Days
This is the first of a three-part series on retirement. From: http://www.thehighcalling.org/work/letter-my-younger-self-reconsidering-retirement#.VAnb5UucSC2 “Let me know my end, LORD. How many days do I have left? I want to know how brief my time is.” – Psalm 39:3 (CEB) ...
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A Day Like any Other Day
Eldest's first day of kindergarten c. 2004 (and Youngest wearing one of Eldest's new shirts and getting the news that he does not get to go to school). Today is the first day of school. It’s not the first day...
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The Houses We Build – Part 2
God didn’t want David to built him a house made of cedar but for David to find his home in the One who called him to lead God’s most precious possession: God’s people.
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The Houses We Build – Part 1
What was the house David wanted to build for God and why did David want to build it?
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I’ll Be Back – Part 2
People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. – Luke 13:29 (NIV) I returned to The Gathering with Youngest today. While it wasn’t...
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Go Fly a Kite
God’s Spirit blows wherever it wishes. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. It’s the same with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:8 (CEB) This week,...
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Beauty
O LORD, you have searched me and known me. I come to the end—I am still with you. – Psalm 139:1, 18 (NRSV) Today is my birthday, and I have spent most of the day travelling to Tampa for...
