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Misguided Hope

Posted in Mundanities, tagged , , , , , on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Reuters filed a story today with the headline “As U.S. recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama.”  According to the article, Obama had campaigned heavily in Ohio on promises that he would turn around the economy.  Months later, Obama’s approval rating in Ohio has dipped to 49% in July (down from 62% in May), and [...]

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Cosmic Glue

Posted in Authority of Christ, Devotionals, Dying to self, Healing, Religion, Spiritual growth, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.”  — Ephesians 1:9-11
“And whatever you do, whether [...]

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The Art of Righteousness

Posted in Devotionals, Freedom in Christ, Godliness, Holy Spirit, Legalism, Photography & Art, Religion, Righteousness, Sanctification, tagged , , , , , , , on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. . . . But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law.”  — Galatians 5:18, 22-23
In painting class, I was taught the principles of art.  I learned [...]

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One More Grand Canyon Pic

Posted in Photography & Art, tagged , , , , , on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Like the title says.  Here ’tis:

And if you’re interested, here’s the link to the entire photo set on Flickr.

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Grand Canyon Photos

Posted in Photography & Art, tagged , , , , , , on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Finally, photos from my trip to the Grand Canyon are up.
Here’s the link to the photo set on Flickr.

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An Inconvenient Love

Posted in Devotionals, Dying to self, Love, Relationship with others, Religion, Sacrifice, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’”  — Matthew 18:20
Two relatives have been spending the summer at my home.  Because my house is relatively small, the extra guests have made daily life challenging to say the least. Every [...]

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It’s the Thought That Counts

Posted in Devotionals, Godliness, Purity, Religion, Righteousness, Sanctification, Spiritual growth, Thought life, tagged , , , , , , , on July 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” — 2 Corinthians 10:5
Every sin we’ve ever committed had a common birthplace: the mind.  Before a muscle moves or the mouth speaks a word, the mind formed a [...]

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Sustainable Love

Posted in Devotionals, Love, Relationship with others, Religion, tagged , , , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Remain in my love.”  — John 15:9b (NLT)
“Sustainability” is the buzz word in these Green times.  The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainability to mean “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”  How might this apply to living a godly life?
The [...]

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