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In previous blogs I have referred to a threshold that men need to cross in their journey with the Lord. The threshold experience is not just a once and for all event. There will be many thresholds to cross. By faith we are being asked to cross over the threshold. It will bring darkness. Isaiah tells us, “Who…
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Devotions from Mother Teresa/No Greater Love Holiness is meant for all of us and the first step to becoming holy is to will it. Holiness consists in carrying out God’s will with joy, it is renouncing our own will, it is running toward Him! TO become holy we need humility and prayer as we lift…
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Devotions based on Mother Teresa/No Greater Love Mother Teresa said “Give of your hands to serve and your hearts to love.” She emphasizes the importance of giving of ourselves as we give to others…not just money or goods, but the love we put into our giving. Ours is not to pass judgment on others but…
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Devotions based on Mother Teresa/No Greater Love It has been very convicting to read Mother Teresa’s thoughts on love as it shows me my “anemic” love for the Lord. I pray she inspires you as she does me to open myself more to His love and to show that love to others. She says for…
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Devotions from a book on Mother Teresa /No Greater Love Mother Teresa is known for her immense compassion and openness and her service to the poor. Though she was small in stature, she was great in spirit and cared for those the world neglects. She didn’t depend on her own strength but relied on the…
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Devotions based on an article by Diana Murphy Time!! Do we ever have enough hours in a day? Do we somehow think we can keep up with our frenzied lifestyle indefinitely? What do we do when everything we want to accomplish consumes our time to the point of exhaustion? Jesus came to give life and…
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Recently I have been rereading Gerald May’s very helpful book entitled, “The Dark Night of the Soul.” It is about the spirituality of St. John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. I must admit that over 20 years ago, when I first encountered the concept of the “dark night” I was confused and uncertain…
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Devotions from Margaret Silf’s book, The Wayfarer When we look at our lives and our personal giftings, we come to realize that His love that is being poured into us is alive and active. God pours himself into the funnel of our lives, and enters the core of our being through the narrow channel that…
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Devotions based on Margaret Silf’s book, The Wayfarer As we look back on our personal experiences of pain, we will often find it produced great growth in our lives. In these very places of our brokenness that we thought was a barrier between us and the Lord, may be the very place where we find…
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Devotions based on Margaret Silf’s book, The Wayfarer As we journey with Jesus we may come to the choice of whether we will follow Him into the place of suffering and hardship. It we do it will cause us to lean on Him as our rock and face the many things that may be unwelcomed…