Tag: Spiritual discipline
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The Shepherd and the Sheep: David’s Reality Check
The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised […]
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The Shepherd and the Sheep: Stray Sheep
I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. – Psalms 119:176 (NIV) I have been lost before; lost in such a way that I had no hope of finding my way to safety on my own. Only the effort of someone else seeking me out and […]
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The Blessing of Empty Hands
This is a re-post from December of 2009. This week had a lot of life going on, but not a lot of writing. I originally wrote this about 3 years ago and have continued to think about the discipline of maintaining empty space in my life for God to do His business. The Blessing of […]
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The Discipline of Presence: Praise, Prayer and Grateful Living
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NRSV) Paul presents in this passage the hat trick of living in the present. A trinity of disciplines that seem almost impossible, but “nothing is impossible with God.” Paul […]
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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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The Discipline of Presence: Forgiveness
Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV) “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, […]
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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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The Discipline of Presence: A Place to Start
16 So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. – Genesis 4:16 (NIV) We are wanderers in this world. We are born disconnected, separated from the one who made us. We are like Cain, living in a wilderness away from the Lord’s presence; and we […]
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The Discipline of Presence
I remember my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Knudsen, taking roll each morning to tally our attendance. We would raise our hand and say clearly, “Present!” when our name was called from the list, signifying that our day at school had now begun. However, there were mornings when my hand rose, and my mouth spoke, but […]
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Reconciliation: Christ Our Redeemer
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. – Colossians 1:19-20 (NIV) Have you ever experienced a long separation from someone you loved? Do […]
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