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It’s Not My Job!!
For four years I was an Assemblies of God minister and a monk with the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at the Little Portion Hermitage. This is an excerpt from my book,Taking Off My Comfortable...
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Tilting the Scales
“The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight” – Proverbs 11:1 I thought you’d like to know how I spent my morning. It started out with, “Hi. My name is Jim, and I’m a thief.”...
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Rejoicing with my Enemy
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” – Romans 12:15 I’m teaching through the book of Acts at church and I noticed that wherever Paul and Barnabas preached, they always...
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I Get To Love People
Earlier this week, I was reading Eugene Peterson’s book Under the Unpredictable Plant. In it he shares that someone once asked him his favorite part of being a pastor, and he answered, “The mess.” Yes,...
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I’m Just Like Moses. . . On A Bad Day!
Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. . . Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock...
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I’m Tired Of False Postive Confessions
“Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies” – Psalm 34:12-13 I don’t think I became a proficient liar until I became a...
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Scriptures That Bother Me — Genesis 9:22
Exposing Myself In Public “Ham . . . saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside”– Genesis 9:22 A while back I once worked for a company where the employees were very particular about...
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Just Jesus
“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” – John 4:10 A few years back, there was a popular tee shirt...
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Giving it Back to God
“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you.” – 1 Samuel 1:11 This prayer of Hannah, the mother of Samuel, is a...
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The Joy and Pain of Living in Community
For four years I was an Assemblies of God minister and a monk with the Brothers and Sisters of Charity in Eureka Springs, AR. The following is an excerpt from my book Taking Off My Comfortable Clothes....
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God Behind The Scenes
“When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from . . . he called the bridegroom over” – John 2:9 It happened again. As the preacher was reading the...
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The Gift
A little poem to commemorate this beautiful, tragic, unspeakable yet praise-worthy day. Enjoy. THE GIFT Never was given A gift so pure To endure Such sorrow great, To separate From eternity. But He...
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Satan’s Accusations Are True!
“These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved” — Acts 16:17 I supposed someone has to say it, but I’m convinced that not everything the devil says is a...
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Who Owns Your Thoughts?
In Luke 12:15, Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” I’ll admit that when I read this sentence, the...
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I Want to be SPECTACULAR!
“Elisha sent a messenger to say to him. ‘Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.’” — 2 Kings 5:10 When I read this passage, two things...
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I Refuse To Be A Dittohead
And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. – Jeremiah 3:15 I did not grow up wanting to be a pastor. I sort of stumbled into it by default....
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What’s In Your Future?
“Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. ‘And after that.” he said, ‘I must go on to Rome.’” – Acts 19:21 When you talk about the dreams you...
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Giving Thanks
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.” — Deuteronomy 8:10 If you’ve been involved in Christianity for more that two weeks, you’ve...
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I’m Still Calling The Shots
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. 1 Cor. 6:19-20. A while back I used to meet at a local coffee shop with a group of men from First Baptist Church. We’d spend about an hour and a half...
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Why I Don’t Chase Christians Who Leave Church
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him. . .” – Luke 15:20 If you’ve been in church very long, you’ve probably seen more than one person leave your fellowship. And I don’t meant they...
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