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Bearers, not takers

There is a lethal weapon in the mouth of the sheep wielded with much relish by some; it is the accusation that a church lacks love.  Many a pastor lives on an emotional roller coaster and goes on endless guilt trips at the dreaded mention of lovelessness. Mary Rearick Paul in an insightful article on […]

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Nothing to complain about ( ?)

This morning i found myself saying to God in prayer, Lord, i have nothing to complain about, i find no fault with you. To some that is presumption, to others, healing words. If we are real, we know that often, indeed too often we consciously or unconsciously find fault with God. Life does stuff that

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Speaking life – with life

Reading Romans the other day it occurred to me that had the apostles penned the New Testament in the same tone in which we often preach it, it would not have survived two readings. Many a sermon is intoned in dry monotony borne of even drier scholarship. The scriptures were on the contrary penned with

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As I ought

‘Pray for me’,  I hear quite frequently, as you no doubt do too.  You may walk away saying OK or in most cases, you will stop and ask for what specifically. And the responses vary widely. One instance of a request for prayer came to mind the other day as I myself was praying.. It

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