Month: April 2020
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airbrushing reality
2013 the concept of airbrushing the bits of our lives we don’t want came to me in Dublin. The crowd of people crossing the quays and onto the footbridge had to navigate a young guy, sitting on his haunches clearly feeling the bitter Liffey wind with a disposable cup from Burger King in his hand.…
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be set free
2012 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 Being free comes with its responsibilities. As a child, if you were given no boundaries, you found out that fire is hot by experimenting. Having free-will comes with responsibilities and it is up to each individual how they exercise that…
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My God – Psalm 36
Your unfailing love is priceless Your righteousness like mighty mountains Your justice deeper than deep, deep, seas Your faithfulness is boundless And Your love reaches even me In the shadow of your wings I find rest, shelter and peace The Light of this world Humbled to walk, as me Punished as a living sacrifice…
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dirty little secret
My wife is one of those people that have to live in a spotless environment, I think it is why we don’t have kids yet but that’s a whole other story. I am not naturally neat, I like to leave my clothes on the floor overnight and decide what can be worn again in the…
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changed
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 What is your heart looking like today? If you were to imagine a reflection of it, which is what other people see, would it be the soft pulsating organ, or would the reflection look like graffiti…
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digging deep
Give us grace to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth.
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enemies at the door
For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me for ever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to…
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Love is God and God is Love
2012 My friend, who knows I am writing this about her, is a total whack job. I love her to bits, her wackiness is good for me. She rang me at dawn today to tell me about the beautiful sunrise and ask me to mind the kids for an hour this morning. In my state…
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Ready?
The duties and cares of the day crowd about us when we awake each day – if they have not already dispelled our night’s rest. How can everything be accommodated in one day? When will I do this, when that? How will it all be accomplished? Thus agitated, we are tempted to run and rush.…
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greatest love
[Love Is the Greatest] If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had…
Asset Based Community Development meets Church 