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Peace as the World Gives It
Health and Peace, an article published in the Croatian Medical Journal, states health and peace are so closely tied you can't have one without the other. But peace can be experienced no matter what.
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Embracing your Death
You won’t experience true life until you embrace your death. "Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." (Romans 6:11)
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You are my Everything
When you hear 'You are my Everything' you long for it to be true. But is it true? Is the Lord Everything and even more, is He our Everything? What does it mean and how can Jesus be my EVERYTHING?
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God, Our Exceeding Great Reward; a Game Changer for Life
If you truly knew God Himself was the Answer to all your questions and Dreams, the fulfillment of every life pursuit; how would it change your life day to day? The nearness of God is your good.
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Humility, My Life as a River Rock (Learning to Release My Need for Approval)
In My Life as River Rock. I'm learning how to live in the River of Christ's Love, and Holy Spirit, to Release 'Self', to Unleash Joy. This segment is exploring how to release the need for approval.
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Jesus' Heart in Peru
Isaac traveled mountainous roads on wobble knees and faced death for Jesus. What am I willing to do?
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Keeping People Central in a Task Driven World
Making sure people don't become tasks.
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Remain in My Love - January 2011
What follows is really a journal. To fully understand, please read The Cadence of Life first. Much of last year and really much of my life I have been seeking that activity I could throw my life into with all the determination and resilience I...
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The Cadence of Life (Receiving God's love and Giving it Away)
A look at how to make Jesus' first commandment a reality in our lives. We are to love, but we love only because he first loved us.
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The Adopted Son Part 1
Raymond looked over his left shoulder and then down at his watch for the twenty ninth time since he sat down at the picnic table five minutes earlier. ‘Still no sign of this Victor fellow,’ he thought. ‘I really don’t have time for...
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Beyond Time Chapter 4
“Hello,” Jimmy responds as he brings the phone to his ear. After a short pause, Jimmy says, “I can’t talk right now. I need to call you back later.” After another pause, Jimmy responds, “No, I can’t. I’m with a friend. I might...
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Beyond Time Chapter 3
The expression on the two scientists’ faces turns from utter glee to absolute horror. In their excitement, they had forgotten a fundamental rule of their profession. Always, always make sure you are in a secure area before you talk about your...
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Beyond Time Chapter 2
Peter returns to the condo and decides to take a shower. Its early afternoon in a day that seems eternal. As he stands in the shower, the water relaxes him as it rolls down his thin six-foot frame. His mind wanders to his work and the Electro...
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Beyond Time Chapter 1
July 17, 2002 Peter approaches the crime scene slowly. The movements of the uniformed officers seem blurred and surreal. The yellow tape stops him in a daze. “John,” he calls hoarsely to an officer busy in conversation on the front...
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The Priority Problem (Prioritizing starts with a Mission Statement)
By crafting a personal mission statement, hopefully based on Jesus' summary of the Bible in Matthew 22:37 and following, we set before us where we are going and who we want to become. This gives us a filter, gauge, a corner stone for measuring what is important in our lives and what is not. This is...
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The Gamecock loss to Kentucky Was my Fault
I feel as if a strange peace has taken hold of my life today. It’s almost like a veil of self effort has been sliced and a view beyond is being experienced. A view of a life desperately dependant. The burden of keeping health and...
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Don't Postpone Joy (Joy in the Journey)
A look at what Luke wrote about Jesus' visit with Mary and Martha and a call to embrace Joy at every turn.
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Maintaining a Joyful Heart (In Spite of ...)
How can joy be maintained in spite of what comes our way.
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Back Into Truth
10 June 2010, Back in Columbia on the screened in porch. Job 10, Romans 14 For the Kingdom of God (God’s saving, reign by the Holy Spirit) is not about eating and drinking (our lists of dos and don’ts), but about righteousness (Christ’s...
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In His Presence
28 May 2010 - On the plane from Denver to Charlotte Genesis 40, Mark 10 Lord, I am picturing my soul, the very essence of who I am, resting safely and securely in the comforts of your protection and provision – forever. Is this what my...
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but dust (putting ourselves in perspective)
Realizing that we are dust is not a bad thing. It highlights what we aren't and what God is.
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how my novel was published
This article is about how a first time novelist went from an idea to being published.
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Minding your Busyness
There's an old saying: If Satan can't make you bad, he'll make you busy. In the following account, see how bad busy can be.
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soggy dried cereal (not letting the tremendous trifles of life steal our joy)
A Story about not letting the minutia of life interfere with what is most important.
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Lima Peru and the Missing Guitar String (Leaving the Rat Race Behind)
It took a mission trip to Lima Peru to learn valuable lessons about people being more important then duties and stuff. I went to Peru to minister to them, when all along God wanted them to bless me.
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getting ready for a triathlon
Behind the scenes thoughts of what it takes to do a triathlon
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what speaks to your heart (guarding our hearts from discouragement)
This is about guarding your heart and making sure you keep it clear of clutter and corruption before the Lord.
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Sentenced to Die (Switching Places with Barabbas)
What would it feel like to find yourself in a prison cell, sentenced to die? Yet, being released at the last hour for another to die in your place; a man free of wrong, willing to die for you.
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Dead Bugs on the Windshield
A story about keeping our eyes on eternity and God's truths in the midst of the dead bugs on the windshields of our lives.
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What Does It Mean to Abide in Christ and How Do We Remain Aware of His Presence Day to Day?
How do we Practicing the Presence of God in the midst of our day to day activities? We can't experience God in the past or in the future. God is in the now. It's a gift. The present is a present.
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Battling diabetes with diet, fitness, medication and prayer
Back in the summer of 2002 I was thirsty all the time. Blaming it on an unusually hot and humid South Carolina summer, I kept gulping cup after cup of ice water with no relief. When I mentioned my thirst to a diabetic friend, he offered to take my...