Posts Tagged ‘moving lessons’
Pods.
In: discipleship
30 Jul 2008I’m sitting here waiting for the trucks to pull up and haul all my possessions away. Two thoughts:
1. It’s humbling to know that all my “stuff” can fit in three 16 foot PODs. A good reminder that I don’t need to hold tightly to the stuff of this world.
2. It’s also humbling to know that [...]
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iChatting with God.
In: discipleship
12 Jun 2008I have been separated from my family since May 4th. My son has been with me in Lynchburg for the past week. My oldest daughter is spending the summer in ATL. My wife and younger daughter arrive in town in just a few hours. The life lessons I’ve been reminded of during their absence:
Although I [...]
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Love one another deeply.
In: discipleship
9 Jun 2008Last week I had the chance to to do some serious partying. My family and I met our journey group at Chick-Fil-A in Acworth [hey, that's the limit of serious partying for families with little kids!]. We ate, watched our kids tear up the play place, and talked. We shut the place down and they [...]
My american idol.
In: discipleship
5 Jun 2008I have a confession to make. I am an idolater. And this is a picture of my idol.
I really thought I had matured beyond this paganism, that by studying and practicing Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount I had moved to a higher plane of spirituality. Maybe I thought I had achieved a sort of “Christian [...]
A letter to the church at West Ridge.
In: leadership
10 May 2008I’m no apostle Paul, but I do have some thoughts for my church in Paulding County, Georgia.
To the pastor:
You are my brother and friend. I have always believed the reason God has blessed WRC is that you have a pure heart for His glory. You are a strong visionary leader who isn’t afraid to dream [...]
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study, practice, teach
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel
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