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Wrestling

Posted in Devotionals, Relationship with God, Religion, Wrestling, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.”  — Genesis 32:24
There are times in the Christian walk when you might encounter a block in your spirit.   Search yourself to find the source of unrest.  Sometimes it is easy to identify; sometimes not.  When the cause of spiritual blockage is not [...]

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On Calling

Posted in Religion, Thoughts on God, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’ve often wondered what is my calling in life.  There are many mornings when I wake up in the morning deflated by thought that now begins another routine day.  What’s missing on those days is, I thought, is a match between my daily activity and my passions.  My mind tells me, “If only I were [...]

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Overshadowed

Posted in Anxiety, Devotionals, Holy Spirit, Power, Religion, Strength, Worry, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.”  — Luke 1:35
Mary was greeted by an amazing visitor with an equally amazing message.  The angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her that she will give birth to the Son of God.   The prospect of [...]

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Jesus Found

Posted in Mundanities, Religion, tagged , , on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I found this picture and caption pretty funny.  Hopefully this won’t offend anyone.  And just to balance this with some sound theology <ahem>, the good news is that Jesus found us!  For more pictures of cats (and other stuff) with crazy captions, check out ICanHasCheezBurger. The website was started by two kama`aina as a hobby [...]

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Even the Little Things

Posted in Religion, Thoughts on God, tagged , , , , , , on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just a quick testimony.  My mom had to fly to L.A. today to visit my sister.  The trip was planned for weeks, and she’s been dreading it because she’s traveling alone, and her English language ability is limited.  We arranged “special assistance” for her, meaning an airline employee will take her in a wheelchair and [...]

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Love Returned

Posted in Mundanities, Thoughts on God, tagged , , , , , on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Unrequited love is the pits.  Just ask Charlie Brown.  Poor Charlie is enamored by the Little Red-Haired Girl, but his affection is never returned.  I suppose that’s largely because he never got the nerve to even talk to her, but if you were a guy who had a single squiggly line for hair, wouldn’t you [...]

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Filling the Void

Posted in Religion, Thoughts on God, tagged , , , , on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I stumbled across a song by John Mayer that caught my attention and has me humming it for the last 24 hours.  It’s called “Something’s Missing.” You can listen to it on IMEEM here.  The lyrics of the song grabbed me because I’m reminded me of a feeling I’ve often felt.  To hear someone else [...]

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Sweat the Small Stuff

Posted in Devotionals, God's will, Obedience, Pleasing God, Relationship with God, Religion, tagged , , , , , , on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“This is love for God: to obey his commands.”  — 1 John 5:3
The reason for obeying God is not to achieve any particular end.  If we were to determine whether to obey God based on the results obedience would yield, the point of obedience is defeated.  Should we obey only on matters we deem important?  [...]

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