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Atomizing and Applying 2 Peter 1:5-8

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I am in the middle of a random mash up between the book of 2 Peter, which is a letter to the early church, and the book Atomic Habits (tag line: “Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results”), which is a New York Times Bestseller.  Through completely independent paths I happen to be doing a personal study of 2 Peter while reading … [Read more...]

The Waiting Life: Scanxiety

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Nervous waiting. It’s the worst —that period of time when we are waiting on an outcome that is going to cause change or bring a disruption. It’s a combination of two things none of us really like: waiting and anxiety. And the worst of it all: it is a part of life. In fact, it shows up in every stage of life, such as when we are … [Read more...]

He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not?

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If we’re all honest, there are probably times when we don’t feel loved by God—times of loss, or heartache, or disappointment. Sometimes it can feel like it’s a game of “He loves me, He loves me not.” When the news is good, when the promotion comes, when healing occurs: He loves me. When the news is bad, when disappointment … [Read more...]

Asbury Outpouring 2023: My Experience and Testimony

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I’ve long had a soft heart toward Asbury University and things of revival. As a youth pastor in the mid-1990s I led a few trips to Ichthus, a weekend Christian music festival (a response to Woodstock, actually) hosted by the Asbury seminary each April (it seemed to always rain). On one of those trips, I had been reading “One … [Read more...]

Dealing with Disappointment

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You’ve already been dealing with it most of your life. From the moment you were first told you could not have something you wanted until this moment right now, you have been dealing with disappointment. Granted, the situations have changed. As a toddler it was making that last-second grab for candy in the grocery checkout lane. … [Read more...]