Fear is not overcome by dealing with the fear; it is overcome by DOING the fearful thing. You overcome fear by facing the tiger with your fear and discovering that you can walk away alive. In time you laugh at the tiger, for it was only paper. But if your child flees from the tiger, […]
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WHEN I SAY, “I AM A CHRISTIAN”
When I say, “I am a Christian,” I’m not shouting, “I’ve been saved!”
I’m whispering, “I get lost! That’s why I chose this way”
When I say, “I am a Christian,” I don’t speak with human pride
I’m confessing that I stumble-needing God to be my guide
When I say, “I am a […]
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I was brought up to go to Church on Sunday. That’s the first call on your time each Sunday. I have wholeheartedly believed this - til the end of last year.
Factors that have contributed to changes in my thinking about what church (small ‘c’) is, include:
multiple migraines (and not wanting to endure teenage angst, weak songs, and […]
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Here’s a few unrelated links to things that caught my mind-eye:
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Now I know where to find my Nana.
http://web.hcc.govt.nz/jsplive/assure32.jsp - fill in the name of the deceased in the boxes provided and their listing and map for the Hamilton cemetery will come up.
http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145827212/Cemetery_Maps - maps
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An utterly fascinating illustration of this duping of ourselves is the latest arts building opened […]
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Create a Sense of Serenity
There’s enough chaos in the world, but you can instead create serenity in your personal world. Here are 7 easy ideas:
1. Get rid of one thing. If the prospect of ridding your entire house of clutter seems to be am impossible feat, make it your goal to get rid of just […]
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http://aholyexperience.com/2007/05/one-piece-life.html -
“the profane is just the sacred abused” (quote from Buchanan)
“In God…we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
“God be in my head, and in my understanding,
God be in my eyes, And in my looking,
God be in my mouth, And in my speaking;
God be in my heart, And in my feeling;
God be at my […]
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God in the beginning didn’t want Israel to have a king, but the people nagged him, so they got a king. One by one most of them failed - and even David showed his human frailty.
The pressure and scrutiny on people in leadership is intense and it’s not for the faint-hearted. So people want a […]
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This is not an authoritative treatise on decision-making, though I’ve read plenty of them recently as I consider a new opportunity and ministry role.
How do you make decisions? With a grid analysis chart or some ranking system. Maybe you consider different criteria and options. Let your mind wander down the lane of consequences if you do - or […]
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Why don’t I write much on Thoughtful Thursday?
Why do I forget … ?
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(love this .. sorry, can’t remember who I swiped it off)
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