Gentleness
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God is a Baby (and not just in the manger!)
At Christmas we remember that God came in the person of the baby Jesus. However, the “baby stage” is only thought of as a necessary step to Jesus’ adulthood where the action really happens. I’m suggesting that the baby stage itself reveals the nature of God. God, in fact, is a baby. That, of course,… Continue reading
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How a Stroke Saved an Ornery Old Farmer
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what… Continue reading
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Like Helen Keller—“A Misty Consciousness Returning!”
In her autobiography, Helen Keller explains a mystery that has puzzled me since childhood—how could a blind and deaf person come to understand language? She says that after experiencing only frustration and anger as Ann Sullivan tried to teach her the meaning of words, the “aha moment” came while they strolled together in the yard.… Continue reading
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Responding to the Spirit (excerpt from “Whispers that Delight”)
The Spirit of Our Actions is What Counts When we speak of responding to God in prayer, therefore, we do not mean an intellectual exercise of trying to discern our marching orders for the day (though he could direct us to specific actions, as we shall see). Our Father’s first order of business is not… Continue reading