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Spiritual Growth
Words that used to intimidate, setting standards I couldn’t meet, are becoming joyful promises of wellness! Light is dawning in my heart and soul. True understanding is taking the place of reason…year-by-year, day-by-day, moment-by-moment.
How can this be? How does it happen?
Slowly, like the blooming of a flower from a seed. Little-by-little as we wait creatively [...]
A Vision of God—the Promise of the Spirit
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Gal 3:14 (NIV)
Yesterday I pondered this verse and thought, what is the promise of the Spirit? Then I thought, the promise is that we [...]
The Promise of Obedience
Enjoying a chat with Fawn the other day I asked what was currently ministering most. She said something from Ephesians about the word “sacrifice.” “Our sacrifices are not for the sake of those for whom we give things up but for Him whom we love.” That was the gist of her answer, and I liked [...]
More Meat and Butter Please!
I want to use this blog to write and keep writing about keeping a vision of God.
The other night I had a dream that, at first, disturbed me very much. I was stealing and stock piling meat and butter, and my next door neighbor intuitively knew “I” was doing it. She worked for the meat [...]
The Magician’s Nephew
I’m reading C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew, the first of the Narnia books, to my kids each night before bed. My intention when starting the book was two-fold: one, to show them the story did not originate in Hollywood and that there is a beginning to the story that the popular (and wonderful) recent The [...]
What is it?
God has hidden His answers in parables, stories, riddles and in the deep underground. He’s hidden them not from but for me. (His goodness overwhelms and undoes me). I prize deep answers because I had to assign them greater “value” before I began the dig.
Recently I’ve been digging for health answers, and after much exploration [...]
Resurrecton-Defined Life
Just a few Easter thoughts……
In the Bible I am reading there is a note which says that the seven questions in Romans 8:31-35 ‘bring the whole field of spiritual formation into sharp focus. This life is about God at work on an inconceivably vast scale, embracing all of creation, all of history.’ Here are the [...]
A Living Reality
I found the following in our Character of God book and thought it might bless you as it does me…again.
To journalize is to enter the prophetic with God. Hearing the voice of God is
the heritage of every disciple of Christ. Journalizing is a tool that connects the written word of God (the Bible) with the [...]
We’re Back!
We thank-you so much for praying for us and the people of Haiti. Even among such devastation and heartache, there were constant visible reminders that God is good! There is still so much love and support needed. Here’s a link to our blog. Please check in for details and photos! http://stephensforchrist.blogspot.com/
In the [...]
The Courage to Take the Gift…
Glen and I are enjoying some time on the tip of Florida at Hollywood and Miami beach. Lot’s of time to catch up on some reading and particularly on a devotional we should have finished by the end of 2009. It’s “Abundant living” by E. Stanley Jones. Here’s an excerpt that’s speaking profoundly right now. [...]
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