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But You Were Washed – Blog 18 There’s a story in Kings about Naaman the leper who was cleansed from his leprosy and his flesh became like the flesh of a child. That caused me, especially at this age, to think about how lovely that would be – and how complete that cleansing healing was.…

In Luke 11 today and was reminded in this very familiar passage about asking. In chapter 11, verse 1, the disciples ask: Lord, teach us to pray. And I started thinking about how often I have felt I didn’t know how or what to pray. I would feel discouraged, upset, grieved. I have bought numerous…

I have been thinking on unity. I’m sure there is much more to it than we can comprehend this side of heaven. But Jesus prayed that we would be one as the Trinity is one (John 17:11), that we would be one in Them (vs21), that we be made perfect in one (vs 23). We…

The fact that it’s not the same without Mom and Joe has been a source of on-going grief and loss. Finally, God broke through, and I realized expecting life or even wanting life not to change is unreasonable. Of course, at one level I knew that everything changed, but at a deeper level, I didn’t…

A few years ago, while looking at the Beatitudes, I recognized that I was fighting the place of blessing – again and again! In the last few months, I’ve listened to Matt Chandler’s teaching on the Beatitudes, and it caused me to think on this again. I have drawn from him in the descriptions below.…

It’s Worth the Price We need to be in the Word because the gospel is the power of God for our salvation – and it’s meant to be a full redemption. He’s knocking.  We need to let Him in – not try harder – which is what I have tried many times.  I saw I…

What are the blessings?  What are we called to?             Eph. 2:10 He has prepared good works for me to do.                          We are still called to be fruitful and multiply.  It’s still what we need to be fulfilled.  We need to be filled full of Him to accomplish it.             Phil. 3:8-9 – Knowing…

What holds us back?   Fear             Crazy Love – Chan – When we sacrifice, give and even suffer, we can rejoice because we know God rewards.  We are always recipients of his great and manifold gifts.  Not the givers – never the givers.   We do not yet see how much we are loved.  We are…