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The Shunemite – Trusting God in Loss!
As I’ve prayed and thought about today’s post, God brought me back to an old milestone. Many years ago, God was beginning to reveal Himself to me, as a young man. Somewhere along the way, I’d bought into the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Random Musings
Tagged Bible study, blessings, character, God, grace, Jesus, perspective, relationships, sacrifice, suffering, truth, worldview
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When I Get Where I’m Going; Thoughts on Legacy
Today, I happened to be listening to Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton singing “When I Get Where I’m Going”, and it got me thinking. I’ll spare you the random hops and schisms that led me to this, but I began … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged blessings, character, children, grace, Jesus, legacy, perspective, relationships, truth
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Thoughts on Discipline and Fatherhood
In our world, we often approach parenting in a mechanical, managerial way. Now I doubt anyone has ever explained it that way, but, frankly, that’s often how I see these books on parenting and books on raising children as if … Continue reading
Observations on Sacrifice
I was considering something today, thinking back over my life, thinking what I would do differently if I had it to do over again. I live my without regrets, but I do reflect and acknowledge that there are things that … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Random Musings
Tagged blessings, heartfelt mind-meld, Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, relationships, sacrifice, suffering, trials, truth
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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: Brokenness
Have you felt the pain inflicted by the Lord? — “He said to him the third time, ‘…do you love Me?’” (John 21:17) Have you ever felt the pain, inflicted by the Lord, at the very center of your being, … Continue reading
Posted in Men, Single-Parenthood
Tagged forgiveness, God, heartfelt mind-meld, Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, pray, relationships, single parenting, single-parenthood, singleness, spirituality, trials, truth, worldview
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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: The Time In Between
When my divorce happened, I was initially in a state of shock and denial. I thought, “any day now, she’s gonna wake up, realize what she’s doing, and we can get into counseling and move through this!” I thought for … Continue reading
A 50 Shades of Grey Society?
I remember a couple of years ago, I knew people who were all about this 50 Shades of Grey book. When I heard what it was about, my flesh wanted to read it, but my spirit cringed. Over the last … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Passionate Observations
Tagged 50 shades, forgiveness, Jesus, know Jesus, man-woman, men, perspective, pray, relationships, salvation, spirituality, truth, worldview
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Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburgers
That is the title of a book, and it has stuck out as a singular principle that makes me chuckle. The idea behind it, of course, is that we all have pet ideologies, sacred cows, that we carry around. They … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Observations
Tagged attitude, blessings, contentment, perspective, Providence, relationships, religion, salvation, spirituality, suffering, worldview
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It is not good for man to be alone…but he can be content in loneliness!
This posting is somewhat of a response posting but not really. The other day, a friend of mine posted on her blog regarding contentment. In relation to that, she made the point of being content in the Lord alone. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study
Tagged Adam, contentment, Eve, loneliness, man-woman, marriage, relationships, single-parenthood, singleness
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