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Coffee Fast
Some time before the week is out, I plan to embark on a coffee fast. I am doing it in place of a food fast because the last several times I did food fasts, I experienced a great deal of weakness, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline, Uncategorized
Tagged character, coffee, discipline, fast, fasting, flesh, God, Jesus, sacrifice, spirit, strength
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Postcards From the Mohave
“My heart is stirred by a noble theme. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.” –Psalms 45:1 The first time I read this verse, my jaw dropped. I had just finished going through an entire week without speaking
Ten Talents
“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.” –Matt. 25:23 I just had an epiphany: I am an obsessive collector. Furthermore, my tendency to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Discipline, Giving, Ministry, Stewardship
Tagged blessings, character, collecting, collections, commitment, discipline, eternal, giving, materialism, ministry, money, possessions, serving, stewardship, talents, temporal, time, treasures
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Transformation
I said “Via con Dios” to a friend last month. After a year in Portland, John moved up to Vancouver, Washington to take a maintenance job at a mid-sized apartment complex. I didn’t want to see him go. For one … Continue reading
Posted in Testimonies
Tagged character, grace, hardship, new life, rescue, saved, testimony, transformation
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The Blessing of Adversity
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. –Hebrews 12:7. Maturity in the Christian life comes slowly and painfully for some. Whether because of entrenched distortions in their thinking,
Posted in Character, Hardship
Tagged adversity, character, discipline, hardship, heavenly Father, maturity, sons, sonship, teaching
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Obedience
In spite of my unshakeable belief in the person of Christ, my Christian life has been a patchwork of successes and disappointments. I have known both joy and tumult. A number of crashing personal failures and regular emotional turbulence
Posted in Obedience
Tagged character, chastening, consequences, discipline, humility, love, obedience, pain, rebellion, sin, submission, surrender
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Fresh Blessings
I went out to the Columbia Sportswear warehouse this morning. It sits near the mouth of the Columbia River on the border with Washington State, receiving freight there along with a hundred other warehouses. The whole area is a huge … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged blessings, character, gratitude, jobs, professionalism, respect, trust, work
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The Pruning Shears
I’ve been experiencing serious resistance in every area of my life lately. It doesn’t seem possible that it is coincidence. The opposition has been fierce. Several recent events have seemed to violate the laws of physics and the statuary tables. … Continue reading
The Blessing of Life’s Mishaps
I encountered a classic Chambers phrase in my reading this morning: the “luxury of misery.” Misery doesn’t sound very luxurious, does it? But the more I thought about it, the more I knew he was onto something,
Posted in Hardship
Tagged character, comfort, complaining, hardships, mishaps, pruning, self-interest, self-pity
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