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7 August 2008
Two Roads
I’m not trying to beat a dead horse, believe me, I’m not. But lately I have been more troubled than ever by how many Christians try to get close to Jesus by way of achievement.
It’s the whole, “look at me, God! See how good I am?!” After you are a Christian for a while, [...]
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5 August 2008
Praying for you!
I love our Southbrook family!
As with any family, we go through seasons of tremendous blessing and seasons of hurt. Doesn’t Ecclesiastes say as much?
A Time for Everything
1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time [...]
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4 August 2008
The Trust Incubator — Part 2
So just how long does the old incubator take before a mature, bold and courageous Christ follower hatches?
Parakeets? 18 days
Partridges? 23 days.
Ducks? 28 days.
Ostrich? 48 days.
Monitor lizards? 8 – 10 weeks.
9 months for a new born Human baby. And…
the incubation period for a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ?
A lifetime.
Depressing, huh?
But not really, because the [...]
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3 August 2008
The Trust Incubator — Part 1
Ever notice how God often allows us to wander away from His better ways to do our own thing—even when our own way leads to disaster?!
Sometimes I get angry at God for this.
Me: “Why didn’t you step in? You could have prevented all of this! If you really loved me you wouldn’t have just let [...]
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1 August 2008
Give it a rest
Summer is great! I I’ve a little extra time with my family seeing folks refresh.
Every navy needs shore leave.
Every army needs furlough.
And every team has an off season.
But that last one goes a bit too far—don’t’cha think? No, there’s no off season when it comes to sharing the love of Christ.
Michelle and I found ourselves [...]
