Tag: Patience

• Resolutions: One Whose Eye Sees Clearly

  A repost from last year.  May God bless you and yours this coming year.   Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as at other times, but turned his face toward the desert. When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe,…

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  January 9, 2012

  American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, humility, Inspiration, Patience, Relying on God, Resolution, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Wisdom

• The Right Kind of Righteousness: Unrighteous Anger

  My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. – James 1:19-20 (NIV) There is a lot of anger being thrown around today.  We see it on our TV screens,…

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  December 18, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  Anger, brokenness, Christianity, Fruit of the Spirit, humility, Patience, Relying on God, Righteousness, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Gardening Tips: Follow the Sun

  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and…

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  August 14, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, gardening, Meeting God, Patience, presence, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world

• Read the Directions: Some Assembly Required

  His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in…

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  June 23, 2011

  Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Devotions, Patience, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• The Discipline of Presence: History Lessons

  As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us…

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  March 18, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Faith, Patience, presence, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Wisdom

• The Discipline of Presence: Being About Today

  “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in…

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  March 4, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Devotions, Faith, Patience, presence, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Timing

• Provision: Everything We Need

  His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. – 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV) When I went through basic training, we did a number of marches and two bivouacs (a fancy term for camp-out), and every time…

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  November 12, 2010

  Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Devotions, Faith, Love, Patience, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth, Wisdom, Writing

• Provision: Worry is A Waste of Life

  Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in…

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  November 1, 2010

  Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Faith, Inspiration, Patience, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth

• Handling Brokenness Part 3: Plank-sightedness

  “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?  How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first…

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  September 1, 2010

  Spiritual Transformation

  brokenness, Excellence, Faith, humility, Patience, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Wisdom

• Pressing On: Acting Our Age

  All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained. – Philippians 3:15-16 My children are a wonder to me. It is indescribable what the…

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  June 7, 2010

  Spiritual Transformation, The Sleeping Habits of Daughters and Other Fatherly Observations

  Christianity, daughters, Faith, fatherhood, Love, Patience, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth, Wisdom