Maybe you’re one of those extremely self-confident people who can just lay it all out there for the world to see. You don’t care how you’re perceived or you’re just naturally secure or you have such a grasp on your identity as a child of God nothing phases you. God bless you. That isn’t me.
All articles in category: "Identity, Interior life, Personal growth"
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Wide open ain’t easy
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Tarzan on the Mission Field
Part of the experience of international missions is interacting with another language. My son David has studied Spanish the last 2 1/2 years but Julia, my other two children Bethany and Mark and I have very little, "poco', knowledge of the language. I asked our interpreters, Don Harris and Jason and Jennifer Hollen, about words and what they meant. But conjugating verbs was not my goal this trip. So I adopted a Tarzanic approach to speaking – nouns and adjectives and the occasional friendly greeting – “Buenos dias”, “Como esta”, “Hola”.
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Sabbath of My Heart
I’ve been thinking lately about the Sabbath. Now, mind you, I’m not an Old Testament “observe the Sabbath” kind of guy. My thoughts on this topic are firmly grounded in Colossians 2:16-17. The Sabbath was a “shadow” or more correctly a “foreshadow” of the peace and rest that we have in Christ. It was a picture of what God intended for the Israelites and for all people in regards to knowing Him.
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Messin’ with the back story
I watched the latest Star Trek cinematic offering this week, which of course makes me a latecomer into this discussion. I’d been wanting to watch this film with the family. I’m a mid-level Trek fan, having seen all the films except for the last one with the Next Generation crew. I was a little concerned [...] -
David’s birthday a time to remember
David turned 18 yesterday. Yes, now begin all the parent clichés – “Can’t believe it, just seems like we sent him to kindergarten, now he’s a college boy” – etc., etc. The thing is, because I’m around David all the time, the fact that he’s grown up is no shock to me. I’ve been expecting [...]
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