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Continue reading →: A Unique Affection“You read my T-shirt. That’s enough social interaction for today.” Wearing this T-shirt lets everyone know I am an introvert. Even without the announcement of the T-shirt, people readily discover I am an introvert within the first few moments of conversation. My clumsy attempts at small talk expose my identity.…
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Continue reading →: Fear that Brings Peace and RestI was afraid. I was on a 26-foot motor whaleboat on my way back to my ship anchored in Naples harbor. After the boat left, the ship secured boating because of the weather conditions. Along with about 15-20 other sailors, we slowly returned to our ship in rough seas. Most…
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Continue reading →: Rest For Us Who Travel Uphill“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God” (Heb. 4:9). This poem by Christina Rossetti reminds me of the rest that God will provide us. Uphill Does the road wind uphill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole…
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Continue reading →: God is Good (An Exposition of Psalm 106)We teach our children to pray, “God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food.” Our children grow up quickly, too quickly, and they ask questions. They ask our favorite question, “Why?” Suppose you tell your children, “God is good.” Then they ask you, “Why is…
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Continue reading →: Unhurried ConversationI heard a comedian the other day poking fun at the word art people have in their homes. He said, “Live, laugh, love? I’m like, live, laugh, leave!” We can understand that sentiment, especially when some guests overstay their welcome. His comments, however, made me think about hospitality and how…
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Continue reading →: Think Over What I SayYou can’t believe your ears. It’s the job of a lifetime. It is precisely what you have dreamed of doing. So far, so good. Then the bomb drops. The job involves suffering like a soldier, requires the discipline and focus of an athlete, and long, hard-working hours like that of…
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Continue reading →: It is All of Grace(A poem for communion) It is all of grace When I look inside When I see how ugly Yet you beckon me Come Join you at your table And consider the cross Consider a broken body Consider the blood that flowed So freely for me It is all of grace…
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Continue reading →: Your First ThoughtBe Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;Thou my best thought, by day or by night;Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. What would you say if I asked you what your first thought was this morning when you…
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Continue reading →: The Principle of AbsorptionI read something in the current issue of Table Talk magazine that reminded me of a significant principle of discipleship. The subject of the devotional was Acts 4:13, “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they…
The Established Path of Discipleship 