Adrian Warnock, a physician/psychiatrist/charismatic leader/preacher from London, writes: “The credit of Jesus’ righteousness is much larger than the debt of our sin. His account had more positive approval than the negative disapproval that was due to all of us. The debt was paid, and as a result, as a righteous man and the beloved Son […]
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The Resurrection Changes Everything
April 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Resurrection Changes Everything · Character, Religion, Spiritual Journey
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Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last · Character, Honest Reflections, Honesty & Candor, Spiritual Journey
FERN HILL Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, The night above the dingle starry, Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his eyes, And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple […]
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Pride & Vanity
January 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Pride & Vanity · Spiritual Journey, Values
The late Fuller Seminary professor of theology and ethics, Lewis B. Smedes, makes a powerful point that’s worth pondering and acting upon: “Pride in the religious sense is the arrogant refusal to let God be God. It is to grab God’s status for one’s self. In the vivid language of the Bible, pride is puffing […]
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Peaks and Troughs
January 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Peaks and Troughs · Character, Spiritual Journey
Dr. Jim Denison, in his always insightful God Issues blog, quoted today from Peter Marshall, the Scottish-American Presbyterian pastor who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Marshall, a gifted orator and compelling figure, died at age 46 of a heartattack.Marshall was immortalized in a biography by his wife, Catherine, A Man Called Peter, which was […]
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The Journey Continues
December 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on The Journey Continues · Honest Reflections, Spiritual Journey
There are times when the road seems to have more than its share of potholes, more twists and turns than one ever expected. Life since turning 50 has been just that for me . . . and Kathi. And that was more than a few summers ago (at least for me). I am reminded of […]
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Living among possible gods . . .
August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Living among possible gods . . . · Spiritual Journey
It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as […]
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Bonhoeffer: We Cannot Plan . . .
August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Bonhoeffer: We Cannot Plan . . . · Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
We have grown up with the experience of our parents and grandparents that people can and must plan, develop, and shape their own lives, and that life has a purpose, about which people must make up their minds, and which they must then pursue with all their strength. But we have learned by experience that […]
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Has Anything Changed?
August 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Has Anything Changed? · Spiritual Journey, Uncategorized, Values
Forty years ago Tommie Smith and John Carlos, teammates on the U.S. Olympic team, won gold and bronze medals in the 200 meter dash at the Games in Mexico City. Here is how Time magazine described the scene at the time: “‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ is the motto of the Olympic Games. ‘Angrier, nastier, uglier’ better […]
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Remembering Mark Woods
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Remembering Mark Woods · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey
Mark Woods was perhaps the finest counselor I’ve ever known. While he was never my personal counselor, he was a friend for 30 years and the one person I could refer someone to without reservation. To say that Mark was special is to denigrate his significance. He went way beyond special. He was bright, engaging, […]
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More Memories of a Great Man
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on More Memories of a Great Man · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey, Values
In many ways Clyde Cook’s life was defined by a little red wagon when he was just six years old. It was December 1941, the damage to the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor was done, and the Empire of Japan had turned its attack to Hong Kong. His father, a merchant ship captain, was away […]
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