In which we find the lost journals of St. Valentine (pt 2)

February 11, 2011

I interrupt my study of James because I was smitten by inspiration. And so my heart poured out these words. Here is part two of my “Lost Journals of St. Valentine”. Part One is over on the twin site – Deep into Love. You kinda need part one. To go there – just click here. […]

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In which I don’t want to be a hearer of forgetfulness.

February 10, 2011

But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does. (James 1:25) It’s right there in the words “…the perfect law of freedom” will bring me blessing in what I […]

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In which there is more “looking” which is more than just “looking”

February 9, 2011

I was at Walgreens. It was the end of a terrible day. I got my stuff, checked out, went out to the car, and unlocked… meh… no, I didn’t unlock the door. I had no keys. And I guess I should add I only had one set of keys at the time. And so the […]

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In which looking means more than looking

February 8, 2011

And so, many of you know I just came back from Blissdom. It was in this hotel the size of 20 Shopping malls. Seriously it had this INSIDE of it… and this… and this… all at the center – and then it was way bigger outside of the center. It. Was. Big. Anyway… in my […]

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In which hearing is doing and doing is obeying (James 1:22)

February 7, 2011

Quick question. When you’re thinking biblical stuff and you hear this: what do you think of? Me too. I think either “The word of God” – as in Bible Or THE “Word” – as in Our Lord. So when I’ve read this verse all these many years as a Christian, “Be doers of the word […]

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In which it’s the doing darnit

February 4, 2011

Goodness, remember way back, ages ago… when I was studying the Book of James… and then got sidetracked, and then sidetracked, and sidetracked, and sidetracked again? I have biblical ADHD. So I better catch myself up before digging in. Lets see… James has so far written about: trials, and wisdom, and faith, and doubt, and […]

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In which we find that God sometimes misleads us (pt7)

February 3, 2011

And so the end of the story, the second witness of the two that show God will sometimes mislead us – to bring us home. God, often direct, more usually works in ways that are mystery. If you missed parts 1-6, they are crucial to this last piece. They begin here. Ezekeil 14 continues (vv […]

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In which God sometimes misleads us (pt6)

February 2, 2011

Would God ever mislead us? He did it to a King of Israel. He told Ezekiel he would do it to some Israelite leaders. I don’t see how I – and we are exempt. If you missed parts 1 – 5 and would like to catch up, they are here, here, here here and here) […]

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In which we ask, “Would God ever mislead us?” (pt5)

February 1, 2011

Hi all. Just a quick post – no pictures yet – tomorrow I’ll get back in form – having Blissdom plague and all. But studying and sharing – that makes me happy. Thanks for telling me I could take a day – but this makes me smile – even though the topic is heavy. If […]

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In which God will lie to us sometimes – really – (pt 4)

January 31, 2011

One of the blessings of blogging now is that I write words and you guys read them. I so appreciate that – immeasurably. Thank you. I also know that if I have a blog I read and I go there – and nothing new is there – I feel a little sad. This is hard, […]

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