Random reflections from a modern day pastor.
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Encouraging Note – 7 Dec 2010
Zechariah had doubts about God’s promises, and so God had to use silencing him in order to bring him to a place of understanding and full-reliance on God. What Zechariah had to grasp was to admit that God calls EACH of us to a place of submission, and to have complete faith that when God…
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Encouraging Note – Nov 26, 2010
Mary pondered in her heart the calling God had placed on her life to be the mother of His Son; and from that pondering a song arose in her spirit which caused her to rejoice to the God who created her! As each of us has an opportunity to reflect this Christmas season on how…
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Encouraging Note – Nov 21, 2010
Last week, several members from the Christian Motorcycle Association (including one lady, Marge, who spoke at our church several weeks ago) were attacked while in Haiti delivering motorcycles to pastors there. While fleeing the danger, they overcame many obstacles which the hand of God was at work to protect them; including having their bus break…
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God already knows!
Psalm 139:1-5 says, “O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely,…
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The Challenge of Obedience
It is Saturday night, and I’m trying to get my mind around this discipleship lesson for tomorrow; as well as thinking about the trip this coming Friday with No Greater Love Ministries. As I have been mentioning for weeks (read:years), this trip to New Orleans to minister during Mardi Gras always challenges me in different…
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A tough week behind us
This past week has been a real challenge for my family. For the sake of some legal issues that are still ahead of us I am not going to go into details, but we have really seen some ups and downs this week and are now I think are beginning to see the sunlight again.…
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