The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. Because God is the one who established it on the seas; God set it firmly on the waters. – Psalm 24:1-2 (CEB) After a two-week Sabbath...
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In Life and Death
Tree growing from a rock-hewn tomb in Bet-Shemesh Israel. What I loved about this was the reminder that Jesus brings life from death. Q. 1. What is your only comfort, in life and in death? A. That I belong—body and...
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Suffering and Love
Heading back home after a week in Florida, we made an overnight stop in Nashville. The weather was beautiful this morning, so after a short run along the river, I grabbed my Bible and a cup of coffee to go...
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Seven: Media
From the reflection room at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that...
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Seven: Possessions
“The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light...
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Accountability or Judgment?
Our World Vision children: Mkhuleko, Mhlonipheni, and Nolikhwa I’m not aware of anything against me, but that doesn’t make me innocent, because the Lord is the one who judges me. – 1 Corinthians 4:4 (CEB) In 2012, I preached...
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Seven: Clothing
This is the end of week 2 of 7. This week began by counting everything in my closet (with the exception of foundation items). The total was a staggering 380 items! I posted earlier this week about my Day 2...
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Consider the Lilies of the Field
This week does not seem as daunting as last week. Consistent with Jen, we have excluded foundational items and pajamas. When it comes to exercise clothes, however, we are treating them differently. During the course of a week, I may...
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Seven: Food
Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly...
