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~Down go the shields~ Have you ever watched someone sleep? Their personal defenses go down and their real selves come out. Their faces become serene and all the troubles and problems are forgotten for the moment. Our personal defense mechanisms go … Continue reading →

~Hard times~ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That … Continue reading →

~Got Jesus?~ Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? And as for us, why do we endanger … Continue reading →

~Ironies~ I was thinking about things that make so little sense… Why is it that we can fear those who protect us? Be blessed in so many ways, yet be so wretched? Find so many things “normal” when they are … Continue reading →

~Counting your Blessings~ It’s much easier to count your blessings, right after they’ve been taken from you. You don’t know what you have, until you’ve lost it. Taking so much for granted. Such a lack of gratitude. God, am I forever going … Continue reading →

~Unconditional Love~ “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us … Continue reading →

~Simply Speaking~ “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 (NIV) I think God wants us to speak simply. The verses before this spoke about not swearing any oaths. When … Continue reading →

~Filled with the Holy Spirit?~      “The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolotry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn … Continue reading →

Short, sweet and simple… I was strolling to work this morning and stopped by a supermarket. I was hungry for something… so I went down the snack aisle… and I didn’t really find something I wanted to eat. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

~Intimacy: Mental, Spiritual, & Physical~ I read a little pamphlet this morning since I had some spare time… It gave the following analogy to intimacy. Intimacy is like glue and people are like pieces of wood. When two people are … Continue reading →