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Devotions based on Brennan Manning’s book, The Rabbi’s Heartbeat The author said that what is denied cannot be healed. If we remain in hiding and deny the reality of our sin, we deprive the community of our healing gift. “In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.” ( Thorton Wilder) If we conceal our wounds,…
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Devotions from Brennan Manning’s book, The Rabbi’s Heartbeat God wants us to stop hiding and openly come to Him. Why do we hide what we feel ourselves to be ( which we assume is unacceptable) and put on the appearance of what we are not? God loves who we really are—whether we like it or…
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Devotions from Brennan Manning’s book, The Rabbi’s Heartbeat “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are.” I John 3:1 The Father doesn’t want us to be perfect but real. Yet at times we try so hard to please…
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Richard Bode in his book “First you have to row a little boat” has this to say about life, “The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can…
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Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Our ultimate happiness is not found in external circumstances but in a trust that we are made for eternity.” God is present with us now but one day we will be brought into His direct presence. In the meantime we may go through suffering which may allow…
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Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Life is not about my happiness but about the joy of recognizing that we all emerge from one source-and that source is God who loves us.” Contentment is rooted in remembering. But often we have twisted memories when it comes to wrongs others have done to us…
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Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Memory holds our experiences together so that we re not disconnected souls living without connection to our past or our future. As Christians we remember Christ’s death and resurrection and look forward to what is ahead. We remember that we are not alone and that God was…
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Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Some profound moments of contentment come as we recognize that we are part of and belong to something bigger than ourselves. On the other hand we find ourselves living in discontent when we live in isolation, as though we belong to no one or nothing. When we…
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Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book The Contented Soul Do we live as though the earth belongs to us or as though we belong to the earth? Another way to say it, do we view the earth as primarily a resource to harness and use or as a gift put under our stewardship to protect, conserve…
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For the men who regularly read this blob, you are aware that I missed a week. I was gone for a couple of weeks with “my bride”, visiting our two sons and their families in Kansas City and Colorado Springs. For me as a Dad, it has been rewarding to watch both my sons grow in…