Tag Archives: Discipleship

Living Large

Quotations regarding our economy harvested from the media this week: “Expect to see more troubled times on Wall Street this year….” “We foresee more corporate shut downs….expect a bloodbath of closures…” I’ll let just two of the many dark and … Continue reading

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12 Steps to Spiritual Wholeness

I’m a recovering human. Like most, I’ve had my share of struggles. I’m thankful that the best and strongest influence in my recovery is Jesus Christ. A few years ago I was running a men’s group and we tweaked the … Continue reading

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Enter the Classroom Absurd

Life teaches in ironic ways. Maybe the word I’m searching for is “incongruous”. Shoot…I’m temped to just delete the first sentence and simply say that life teaches in absurd ways. However it is said…..life teaches in fully unexpected and odd … Continue reading

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Choices

It was in the Spring, 1967. I was a high school sophomore. The afternoon was already hot, even for April in Alabama. Football practice consisted of push ups, sit ups, running until your gut hurt, then Coach came out and … Continue reading

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Big Black Christmas Box

There’s a battle brewing in the frozen tundra of Green Bay Wisconsin but it has nothing to do with football or Lambeau or Favre. On the overhang of the entry to City Hall is a display of the manger scene. … Continue reading

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Stayin Alive….Stayin Alive

I’m not a big John Travolta fan. The 1970′s hit movie Saturday Night Fever is not among my DVD collection. I never cared for disco music. I don’t own a white suit and I can’t dance….just ask my wife. Oh … Continue reading

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Guiding Light

Deb and I are set to host another Harvest Party here at South Moon in a few weeks. It has become a Fall tradition of ours to invite friends and family to come out to our place for some chili, … Continue reading

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An Old Sermon on Faith Sharing

A few years ago I presented a series of sermons on faith sharing. Actually….back then, I probably called it a series of sermons on evangelism. I use the term evangelism less frequently now. Chiefly because….in my experience……it was usually used … Continue reading

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More on Spiritual Development

More on continued faith improvement….or spiritual formation as it is increasingly called…… I posted my previous blog just before leaving for a two-week stint at Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp. My previous entry concerned faith development and how it is affected … Continue reading

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Attracted to God

What draws us to God? What repels us from Him? I spend a great deal of time thinking about how to assist people in their spiritual development. I have found that my own spirituality wanes and drifts and gets pretty … Continue reading

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