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Archive for February, 2008

31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 15

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »

LEARNING FROM CHRIST -- Directions That Are True How do we know that the Bible is true and that it really speaks God's Word to us?  Let me share with you why I have supreme confidence that the Bible is God's ...

Publishing a Novel — Part 2

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in The Publication of a Novel | No Comments »

The Fountain is the working title of my novel being published by Cladach Publishing.  I've been sent the "Author Questionnaire" which I've been working on the last several mornings between 5:45 and 6:45 (my usual writing time).  This is where I ...

People Need People, Even People of Faith!

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Fellowship | No Comments »

Some people say they want to be spiritual but want nothing to do with religion or church. They're missing the whole point, that our greatest spiritual growth comes from being a part of a spiritual community, as imperfect as it ...

31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 14

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | 2 Comments »

LEARNING FROM CHRIST -- Directions for the Journey  God can give us directions for our journey toward spiritual maturity.  There are five general ways that He does it. Creation:  God reveals Himself through creation.  This is called general revelation because it's not specific.  ...

31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 13

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »

LEARNING FROM CHRIST -- Input for a Man Named John We've all found ourselves in frustrating, difficult, painful, or confusing circumstances.  I doubt, however, that we've had things as difficult as John did.  John was known as John the Baptizer; we ...

Road Trip — a collaborative novel

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Road Trip -- It's over! OK, I guess writing a collaborative novel wasn't so great an idea after all.  I received just one response on how to continue the story.  I'm going to end this trip before it really gets started.  No ...

31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 12

Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »

LEARNING FROM CHRIST -- More Spiritual Input! Short Circuit was a cute movie released in 1986 which starred an endearing robot. By some freak accident this robot became conscious and self-aware. He delighted in being alive and had a hunger to learn. He kept ...

31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 11

Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »

FOLLOWING CHRIST - The New Perspective of Following Christ Life takes on a whole new perspective when you believe that you're called! Seeing your life as a calling from God is the best way to live. Life is best when you ...

Fog Prayer

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

On a recent morning the light of day was coming more slowly than normal for a fog hugged the ground like a heavy, wet blanket.  I was out for my usual early morning walk that doubles as my time to ...

Wrong and Right Humility

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Spirituality | No Comments »

I was just reading a statement by Thomas R. Kelly in his classic book A Testament of Devotion.  "Humility does not rest, in final count, upon bafflement and discouragement and self-disgust at our shabby lives, a brow-beaten, dog-slinking attitude.  It ...