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May 3, 2010

Faith: the Miracle of the Open-Minded

Christians are often accused of being closed-minded by the world. I suppose this is because we have chosen to believe Jesus is the only way to God. But when you think about it, Christians are probably the most open-minded people in the world. There is a...

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April 30, 2010

An Attitude of Kneeling?

This week, and today in particular, have been mentally exhausting. I had to prepare for a big presentation at work, which I gave this morning. The presentation went just fine and was very well received by my audience. But it resulted in a decision that...

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April 29, 2010

Where Do Seeds of Faith Grow?

One of my favorite parables that Jesus told is the parable of the sower, which is recorded in all three of the synoptic Gospels. The account in Luke states the parable like this: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering...

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April 28, 2010

The Wisdom to Blog

What began as a discipline has become an obsession. I can’t think of anything to write today, but I can’t bear to not post something in my blog. Sundays are the only day I don’t feel the compulsion to post something, anything. Except a new...

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April 27, 2010

Thank God I’m Not Done

This morning I was listening to my iPod on shuffle and the song “I Am Nothing” by Jeremy Camp came on. The first verse goes like this:   Seems I’m always in this place, Where the things I seem to take, Are the things I wish would...

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April 24, 2010

Tolerance Does Not Always Equal Love

I was reading the blog of a 20-something Christian woman this morning. She had written a couple of articles on tolerance that I found very interesting. We live in a culture where tolerance of whatever anyone wants to believe or do is considered the most...

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April 23, 2010

Love Trumps Hatred

I don’t really understand hatred. I have felt it in my heart at times to a degree, but it is never a pleasant feeling. I don’t understand people who make hatred of others a habit or adopt it as a philosophy of life. Misanthropy is...

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April 21, 2010

I’m the Branch, Not the Vine

I was listening to Jeremy Camp this morning and the song “This Man” came on. The song is about the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, and the chorus asks the question: Would you take the place of this man Would you take the nails...

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April 20, 2010

Herding Our Negative Thoughts

What we think about determines how we feel, how we act, and much of what we say. The apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians told the early believers what they should be thinking about: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever...

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