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Patience is a Virtue
We’re going fishing today. It was a pretty big theme with Jesus. Several of the apostles were fishermen, and he had several fish related moments throughout the Gospels. I, however, have never been very good at fishing. I like … Continue reading
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Tagged calm, fishing, fishing trip, Grandpa, love, patience, Patience takes too long, peace, reward, wait, waiting
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Wild One
“He’s wild you know. Not like a tame lion.” If you haven’t read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe since you were little, you must read it again. The whole Narnia series is just incredible on an adult level. Aslan … Continue reading
Floating
Have you ever thought about the difference between belief and faith? I generally use them interchangeably, but when I was asked to explain it, I realized that even though are closely related, they are really quite different. Belief is … Continue reading
The End of the World…
I remember being so frightened when the readings in church would talk about the end of the world. Revelations is a crazy and confusing book, and it seems that the only things that are read are death and destruction. Oh, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Afraid, calm, city, die of fright, do not be afraid, end of the world, Fear, first week, fright, God, hope, Jesus, Know, near, ocean, peace, persecution, redemption, Revelations, signs, trials, waves
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Rewards
I read a verse yesterday that really struck me: “For anyone who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6) Belief is one thing – I believe that gravity exists, but … Continue reading
Stillness
To continue the theme, this whole concept of being still has been coming up everywhere I go. People want to be still, but just don’t know how to do it. They have lives that are full and crazy and chaotic, … Continue reading
Calming the Storm
You know the story of Jesus in the boat during the storm, right? Jesus is crossing the sea, a big storm comes, waves crashing over the boat, disciples in a panic and Jesus is asleep. Asleep! Not cool. And how can He sleep in … Continue reading
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