Category: Tour Guides and Pilgrims
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"Without this hope [of the promise] we will never be able to see value and meaning in the encounter with a decaying human being and become personally concerned. This hope stretches far beyond the limitations of one’s own psychological strength, for it is anchored not just in the soul of the individual but in God’s…
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From The Wounded Healer we are seeking to answer the question, "What is a Christian leader?": A Christian leader is a [hu]man of hope whose strength in the final analysis is based neither on self-confidence derived from his personality, nor on specific expectations for the future, but on a promise given to him. This promise…
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What does good leadership look like? I think we have all experienced or heard tales of poor leadership in our time. As I’ve lately been pondering the problem of evil/suffering in the world and the daunting reality of death, I really want to be grappling with these issues from a healthy Christian perspective. I want…
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More often than not I think we often learn more from our children than we actually teach them. Oh sure, during their formative years we teach them to eat (the green vegetables at least); we potty train them (some quicker than others…ugh); and we help them navigate through the oft-treacherous and confusing fjords* of life;…
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"May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God who is Father, Son, and Spirit." Larry Hein, taken from Brennan Manning’s Abba’s Child You…
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To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God. William Temple I realized today how quick…
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Prayer is often considered a weakness, a support system, which is used when we can no longer help ourselves. But this is only true when the God of our prayers is created in our own image and adapted to our own needs and concerns. When, however, prayer makes us reach out to God, not on…
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What do angels look like? This is not a question that one of my daughters asked me recently. This is just a topic I’ve been pondering lately (especially after today). The picture of an "angel" in my mind is dominated by big bird wings and brightly lit faces. Thanks to some of the prophetic OT…
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Today we’re lifting up our good friends, the Carnes family, in Washington state. Their youngest daughter Grace is having eye surgery today (Oct. 30th). (Hi Carnes-es,Our thoughts and prayers go out to you today. Hope Grace bounces back quick so she can load up on Halloween goodies on Tuesday! Keep us updated…)
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I’ve been re-reading Brennan Manning’s The Ragamuffin Gospel again. Reading it this time I’ve decided I need to read this book every few years for my own spiritual health. It is such a good book to come back to because it reminds me of what grace is like. It reminds me that God loves me…just…
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