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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Choices

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Choice is all about your ability to choose. If you say "I have no choice" than you believe a lie. In the old testament, God says ...
Monday, February 3, 2020

Righteousness, and Peace, and Joy IN THE HOLY SPIRIT?

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Romans 14:17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit ...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Play it by ear?

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To play it by ear is to act according to the situation. Playing it by ear means you work with what you get. The original meaning of this t...
Friday, January 17, 2020

The natural state of our spirituality?

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John 14:6  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to know the Father except through me. Romans 8:14 For a...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

ADDICTIONS

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Ad·dic·tion - noun: the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. We are all addicts of somethin...
Friday, December 27, 2019

God has a sense of humor.

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The other night I lay in bed and realized how little I understood when compared to God's perspective and understanding. The current circ...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

The potential in being "Born Again" of the Spirit?.. Emotional Health!

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If we are Spirit, Soul, and Body as most Christians believe, how do I make sense of it? Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you ent...
Saturday, December 21, 2019

Ministry before Relationship

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Oh Lord! Do we build the Kingdom of God or our own Ministry? Do we recognize what you are doing? Then take what you've taught, documen...
Friday, December 20, 2019

The Desert

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The desert is a place where God “tests” his people. To see if they will obey him or not. Are they trustworthy?  It is a place where He deals...
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Distraction.

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I've come to realize that worry is a distraction. You may think your worry is justified. That the time you spend worrying about it is r...

Who is the enemy?

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Ephesians 6:12  For our battle is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of th...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

"Mindfulness" the latest buzzword for self-actualization.

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Usually attributed to Buddhist practice but the Bible calls every believer to be aware of and submit every thought to the Lordship of Christ...
Friday, December 6, 2019

The "Situation".

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Refers to my inertial frame that exists as an identifiable circumstance even as things change around me

Fundamentals

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Hosea 4:6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Prov. 29:18 Where there is no Vision (When people do not accept divine guidance) ...

As the Father...

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John 20:21-22 (GNT) Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” 22 Then he breathed on them and sa...

The Mission of the Christ

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Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal t...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

The greatest among you will be servant of all.

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I just realized when I'm inconvenienced, that is the opportunity to serve.

Paraclete: The key to "Righteousness, Peace and Joy"

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Paraclete first appearing in the Gospel of John Here is the context of the passage in John 14:15-14:27 with the translation of Paraclete a...
Thursday, August 1, 2019

God's Will?

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“The will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of God…or you cap...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Salvation, Redemption...?

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ salvation Synonyms and Antonyms of salvation the saving from danger or evil... We spent the ni...
Sunday, July 7, 2019

Forgiveness.

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2 Corinthians 2 : 9. My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10. If you forgive any...
Saturday, June 1, 2019

Transition or paradigm shift?

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March 31st to April 1st. April took me to a place I wouldn't wish for anyone. It started with an innocent pain in the lower abdomen tha...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Think about your thoughts

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Do you ever think about your thoughts? Have you ever realized that you were arguing with yourself? I'm not talking about a debate on wha...
Sunday, March 24, 2019

Mary Pondered in her heart.

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Good advise. "Pondered". I take that as thought about it a lot. I bring it up because I realize now, because of "social med...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

God's Grace, Favor, Mercy?

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Grace is free and unmerited blessings of God. Favor is God’s unusual liking to us. Mercy is God not punishing us as we deserve. Refe...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Wait upon the Lord...

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At first I thought about "wait" as a postition of inaction. Like waiting for my friend to catch-up with me. Then "wait"...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Your situation does not define you.

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Just learnt this.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Spend Time vs Pay Attention?

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The world is full of distraction. It takes up our time, it occupies our attention. It seems we have a lot to spare. In fact sometimes I p...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

God's Grace?

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Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. God's Guidance = God's Grace! "The path I should go, the s...
Friday, February 15, 2019

By Grace?

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God does nothing except by GRACE! Is this true? Hmm. What is God's Grace? A free gift. Unearned. That no one should boast. Okay. His ...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Foibles, idiosyncrasies?

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These are terms that define our uniqueness. They are terms that from the observer are, to an extent, negative. They are terms that give ev...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Happiness vs Joy

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Happiness is reaping the fruit of your labour. Joy is knowing you stand blameless before the Lord of Eternity even when there is no fruit. ...
Monday, January 7, 2019

Peace

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The key to peace is Prov 3:5-6. My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they follow me... He promises to guard our hearts and minds.
Saturday, January 5, 2019

Biblical Faith?

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In it's most basic form, it is simply participating in the relationship God wants to have with you through the Holy Spirit. This can ...
Friday, December 28, 2018

Paradym Shift in Awareness?

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At first you think that your family and everything you experience in that sphere is how things are for everyone and you learn to deal with t...
Friday, December 21, 2018

The Sacrificial Element in "Becoming".

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We often tell young children "you can be/do anything you want".  But growing up means sacrificing all the "potential" to...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Competence?

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To many definitions to firmly understand the meaning, yet... Many think they are "highly" competent to represent the Kingdom of G...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

How can God “not” know someone?

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Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is...
Saturday, November 24, 2018

The Movie - I "Heart" Huckabees: a Comedy!

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This is a funny movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heart_Huckabees .... Existentialism?... The Father of Existentialism?... The &quo...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

Acts 17:28

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...“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;...
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Your Full Potential?

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Who am I? Why am I here? What's the point? Does anything matter? The simple answer is... Yes you matter, you can make a difference, an...
Monday, October 15, 2018

Competence?

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Is it an intrinsinct quality of character?

Competence?

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I need to understand the meaning of the word.
Friday, October 5, 2018

The Promised Land in the old testament

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Is the "Kingdom of God" in the new!
Friday, September 28, 2018

Speak the truth in love.

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We should break it down. Speak the truth in love. 3 words... Speak. Truth. Love.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Inordinate

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in·or·di·nate inˈôrd(ə)nət/Submit adjective unusually or disproportionately large; excessive. "a case that had taken up an inordina...
Monday, September 3, 2018

James 4:17

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James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Is it not wisdom to know what the right thing to ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Innocence

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The Innocence of obedience? As a child it is unequivocal. But impossible to maintain. Parents are hardly an example to trust, but we are ca...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

Distraction?

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Back to that I go. Distraction. Occupy your time. Use it up. If the enemy can't deceive you he will try to distract you. Not just with...
Thursday, August 9, 2018

MIND boggling - Daniel 3:16-18

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16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

Unity!

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Unity does not equal uniformity. Diversity provides needed perspectives for unforeseen opportunity. All that are led by the Spirit of God ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Take every thought captive to the Lordship of Christ?

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Well , I certainly have been considering my thoughts. It's been quite... Educational... Inlightning... Convicting... OH CRAP! I seem to...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Play it by ear?

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To  play it by ear  is to act according to the situation.  Playing it by ear  means you work with what you get. The original meaning  of...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Life is Hard!...

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Why? Because things are unpredictable... For us! But not to the One who sees the beginning from the end. To the One who goes before those ...

Jordan Peterson

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Who you are, and on being responsible Life is hard, you will suffer, and in order to handle that suffering, you will have to be prepared...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

God's Hand?

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Today I found myself saying to a business colleague of mine that "I see God's hand in this opportunity". We agreed that we ca...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

CONSTITUTION?

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The way in which someone or something is composed. The Holy Spirit is in the business of changing our Constitution. Romans 12:2   Do not ...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

THE LORD, A COVENANT GOD

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Deuteronomy 7:9  Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God  who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Blameless?

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What does that mean? When I first became a "christian" it was one of the first words that God spoke into my life that I was awar...
Monday, December 18, 2017

THOSE WHO WAIT UPON THE LORD!...

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Shall renew their strength! The operative word here is "strength". It presupposes a strength already attained, that needs to b...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Discerning my thoughts? Competing Voices!

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Take every thought captive to the Lordship of Christ. WHY? Because discerning my thoughts requires I understand that my mind is not a vaul...
Friday, September 29, 2017

Be Intentional

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Don't be swept along by your circumstance. Be Intentional.
Friday, September 1, 2017

Truth separated from God becomes deception.

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There is one truth with a multitude of facets. Together each facet is valid. As a simple example., take responsibility. Separate it from ...
Friday, August 18, 2017

By Grace, through Faith...

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It's not where you are at, it's how far you've come. It's not what you've been given, it's what you do with it.
Thursday, August 3, 2017

"in all your getting, get understanding"

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Prov. 4:7 . Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding . So wisely understand this .....
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Stupify. It's a great word!

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I think much of what we do (chose/decide) stupifies God. Not that He didn't know that it was possible for us to do such a "stupid&...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Prayer?

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I don't understand intercessory prayer. Isn't God already doing all that He can do? Then it hit me. Jesus said "I have come...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Endure to the end as you contend for the faith

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Phil. 3:12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me hi...
Saturday, July 15, 2017

"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" in the Bible.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Google it! It's one of the latest ideas in psychology. They seem to be realizing the truth of... Roma...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Contend for the Faith!

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Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Testify

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Share what you have experienced, witnessed and been taught by the Holy Spirit.
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Your assumptions?

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Time to question what you believe and why you believe it.
Saturday, May 27, 2017

Truth

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Where do I get my ability to recognize truth? What does recognizing truth mean? Does recognizing truth mean I will respond a certain way? ...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

What Matters

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What matters? Are there any clues to what matters? Where can we find them? Where do we look? What do we pay attention too? What do we know? ...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

God's Creative Guidance

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There is not a thing that you cannot overcome trusting in God's creative guidance.

Who do you listen to?

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Anxiety, fear and panic are the end result of paying heed to the enemy of your soul. He is the author of lies and is committed to your eve...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Spiritual wounds?

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The healing of the physical is a shadow of God's purpose to heal us Spiritually. The enemy of our soul uses spiritual wounds from our pa...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

God's still, small voice?

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"God speaks most clearly to us in this day through His Word. The more we learn it, the more ready we will be to recognize His voice whe...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Present-tense: an attribute of the Holy Spirit.

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Now is 'where" God is. Where "you are" is held together (action) by God in the now. He is present everywhere. He calls H...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Overcomers

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1 John 5:4–5 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith . Who is the o...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Practicing the "Present-tense" of God

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This is a play on the saying "Practice the Presence of God". God is in the "present". "Now" is when we hear ...

Hallmarks of Biblical faith

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Anticipation and expectation are hallmarks of Biblical faith. They indicate the presence of hope that comes from even the smallest glimmer ...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Signs?

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"Then they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying " signs...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Discernment.

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Discernment begins with thinking about your thoughts. Understand that your thoughts have 3 origins* A Thought can originate from a man...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Jer. 7:23

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But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice , and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command yo...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Potential?

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potential... 1. The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being. 2. Something possessing the capaci...
Saturday, August 20, 2016

Spiritual discernment.

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https://www.gotquestions.org/double-minded.html "A double-minded person is restless and confused in his thoughts, his actions, and his ...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Repent, repentance... It's a lifestyle!

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Call to repentance (noun)  metanoeo leads to a change of mind, repent (verb) metanoia  which leads to a change of ways/action. Repen...
Friday, August 5, 2016

Tactics vs Strategy

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"The terms  tactic  and  strategy  are often confused:  tactics  are the actual means used to gain an objective, while strategy  is the...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Games in the digital age.

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A few years ago, my two sons, Hudson and Harrison invited a few of their friends over to play "video games." Later in the eveni...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Confession of a Fully Actualized Kingdom Saint?

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4009928.Avery_T_Willis_Jr_ I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy S...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Crucible?

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a place or occasion of severe test or trial. "the crucible of combat" a place or situation in which different elements interact ...
Friday, April 15, 2016

How is love expressed?

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Certainly it is expressed by the willingness to die for your friend. But for most of us, what is the common expression of love? Or should I...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Leverage?

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A pivot point where pressure is multiplied. Accusation is the pressure. The accuser has a case. The point is guilt. Guilt is a function of ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Authentic Faith?

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The difference between "authentic faith" and a "trust in their own understanding" has huge ramifications on how our &qu...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The Battle Front.

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In every battle there is the "front". In WW2 they were defined geographically. Initially though they were defined by ideas that in...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Knowledge shall increase.

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Knowledge? It is knowing what is fact. Fact is truth. Fact becomes truth as it happens/occurs. Facts are knowable. And knowledge is increase...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

I am you father.

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I would give my life for the chance that you would become all that God created you to be.
Monday, March 21, 2016

Go

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Go to the brook Kidron. And there I will provide for you.

FAKS Framework Explains...

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How you came to believe, what is happening in your life now. And where God wants to take you. It has to do with what to believe and why. ...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Ever think about your thoughts?

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Have you ever argued with yourself? How is that possible? I believe what I believe. If there is contradiction in my "thoughts" th...

Cognitive Dissonance?

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Humanistic term that tries to explain the spiritual battle we all experience.
Sunday, March 6, 2016

The "Goal" of Existential (Christian) Therapy

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Existentialism --> life is pointless --> crisis reveals our helplessness --> Jesus reveals the solution --> Bible is the witnes...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Potential.

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It is why God never gives up on us.

Potential!

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"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential , for the eye wh...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Angst

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Has everything to do about the future.
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Keys to Wisdom.

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Humility, a teachable heart and radical dependence on the counsel and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Is Wisdom "Acquired"?

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Experience provides the opportunity for Knowledge to be gathered. Wisdom is the "state of mind" that gives one the potential fo...

Trick's of the trade?

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A clever ​method used by ​people who are ​experienced in a ​particular ​type of ​work or ​activity. Through trial and error one can learn ...
Sunday, January 17, 2016

Experience and knowledge compared to Wisdom and understanding.

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One does not mean you have the other. Experience and knowledge is a function of our ability to remember. Wisdom and understanding is a funct...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Relationships? Plumbing the depths of Prov. 3:5-6

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How many do you have? I’m asking about relationships. Take a moment; the total, though you underestimated it, will surprise you. At home, at...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Vicarious!

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A generation that is being occupied and distracted from their own need to be overcomers. http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/vicariously &q...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Truth!

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Valid for the micro and the Macro.
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Radical Dependence?

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It has been "my" experience that I am told by the Holy Spirit often "Pay Attention" and asked too often "What are y...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Exasperated by the word "foibles"

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Why? It's a word that is simple and that has no baggage of misunderstanding. Why? Very view have even heard it before. Yet it's m...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Prayer of "Radical" dependance.

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Matt. 6:9  “This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10  your kingdom come, your will be do...
Saturday, October 10, 2015

Identity

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The key to success in the economy of God's Kingdom?... Know who He created you to be. You "ARE", So "BE" and you'...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The "Good News" to this generation...

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You are "Significant"! Turn (repent) from the path of self-actualization/reliance. Quit trusting in what you think you know and ...

Our Quest for Significance.

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Significance? What we lost? Or what the enemy wants us to believe we lost? I say this in the most historic of terms. Significance. We al...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Back to Jer. 7:23

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The first part now may be seen in it's proper role... "Obey my voice and I will be your God and you will be my people." The ...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

We all need a "Cluestick"

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http://definithing.com/cluestick/ Why? Sure you are well equipped with biblical principles that you trust and apply. You have reaped the p...
Friday, August 21, 2015

The Self-Help Christian Industry

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Self-help Christianity emphasizes understanding principles to live by, that are expounded in the Bible. It is a path with a promise... "...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Christ is the Exemplar!

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Present-day Christendom really lives as if the situation were as follows: Christ is the great hero and benefactor who has once and for all ...
Friday, August 14, 2015

"Whose hearts are fully committed to Him"

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I try to understand the meaning to this and I think of Haggai... 2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has no...
Saturday, August 1, 2015

Spiritual pushups

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Take as much effort as physical pushups. Have you ever exercised your Faith?
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Love, Listen, Discern. Then Respond.*

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2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him ... Time...

Being. Continue to be. AKA: True Identity

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The more you get to know God, the more you learn about yourself. And the more you are able to dependently (relationship) walk in your true i...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Worship in Spirit and in Truth.

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Faith
Monday, July 13, 2015

Is there a "Promised Land" for the Christian today?

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Joshua led the Israelite's into the promised land. They crossed the Jordan river carrying the "Presence of the Lord". They ove...
Sunday, July 5, 2015

"Discipleship". A term right from the clavis of "Christianese". Rarely defined succinctly.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianese Here is the best definition I have come across, from Greg Herrick's "Understanding The...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

A fresh wind is blowing.

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I feel it on my face. Time to gather fire wood. It will be a big bonfire. Are you ready.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

“Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.

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Matthew 8:8–10 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant w...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Who has?

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Is there anyone in the Bible that has "operated in the fullness of God's guidence, provision and care"?... YES! Jesus. Has t...

What an overcomer would say.

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Philippians 3:12-16 (KJV) 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Rise up Oh Man of God!

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Biblical knowledge and Spiritual principles

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How is that different from biblical faith and spiritual guidence? The difference is huge.
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Squeaky wheel gets the grease

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Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Faks

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FULLY ACTUALIZED KINGDOM SAINT... Operating in the fullness of God's guidence, provision and care. Being established holy and blameless...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

2 Thes. 2:

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11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: LOOK IT UP! Some more... for that Day will not...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Time Moves Forward.

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Things change. But God doesn't. He is the constant. The source of unconditional commitment to our highest good. No matter how many mista...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Character Traits.

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Make sure that your pride in deference doesn't overshadow your need to reject passivity.
Sunday, April 5, 2015

Truth separated from God becomes a lie (Deception)

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The temptation of Jesus
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Knowledge shall Increase

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In the last days knowledge shall increase. Yet scripture says the people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. There are truths that have be...
Friday, March 20, 2015

All about unity.

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Yes. That is true. Biblical unity generated by the Holy Spirit's guidance to the Father and His Kingdom.
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Who is the King?

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Anyone who decides "I am in charge of my life".

The heart of the king

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Proverbs 21 King James Version (KJV) 21 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoeve...
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Pornography and video games.

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Both are a poor substitute. One for sex with your wife and the other victorious living.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

FAKS?

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A fully actualized kingdom saint is second, charts their own course, utilizes what comes along. And is not passive but intentional.
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Be an Overcomer!

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It's not where you are at. It's how far you have come. It's not what you have been given, but what you have done with it. You...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Dependance. It's all about "Who" you should put your trust in.

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Dependence. In the culture of North America it is a negative term. You should not depend on anyone but yourself. Of course that is folly. ...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Iron Sharpens Iron.

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There is a season for everything. And in that season, friends challenge what you think. They see first hand the consequence of your choices ...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Battle of the minds.

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Have you ever considered your thoughts? Do you ever think about your thoughts? Why are your thoughts like having a conversation?  Have you ...