Eclipsed by Glory

There’s a line from David Crowder’s song How He Loves Us that’s been staying on my mind:
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.
I’ve been feeling kind of down lately.  There’s no one specific reason; [...]

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The Father’s Blessing

On my walk in the neighborhood park this afternoon, I spotted a father picking up his son from what appeared to be basketball practice.  The kid was about 10 years old.  He was dressed in a snazzy outfit, complete with jersey and droopy basketball shorts.  I can only imagine how much the kid wanted to [...]

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Unshakable King

Certain worship songs stir up in me a sense of the majesty of Christ.  In moments when my mind’s eye is fixed on his majesty, here is what I see.  Millions of angels worshiping around the throne of the Lamb.  Christ robed in pure white, the train of his robe filling the temple.  [...]

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Happy Anniversary

Today marks the one-year anniversary of this blog. To my regular readers — all four of you — thank you for your support and comments. I’ve enjoyed hearing from you. I confess I haven’t updated the blog with posts as often as I would have liked. Last year was breakneck busy. This [...]

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The Church and Vocation

I began reading Redeeming the Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession by Michael P. Schutt, a book given to me a while ago.  I did not have a chance to read it until my recent vacation.  I’ve only read the first chapter, and already it has sparked some thoughts.  The book speaks of the [...]

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Visionary

Lately, God has been teaching me about seeing His face.  So it was timely that I read Saturday’s message in Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost For His Highest today, on Monday.  That’s because this morning I started a new regimen of spending more timely in daily prayer in effort to be in His presence more.  I’ll [...]

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Fantasies Begone!

A lesson God’s been teaching me this year is to let go of fantasies.  By fantasies, I mean my ideas of how things are or should be (if you were looking for something more illicit in nature, sorry to disappoint).  Say my idea of what the perfect vacation would be like, or the qualities I [...]

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Perfectly Planned

I have been reading the book of Exodus lately, specifically the parts in which God instructs Moses on how to build the tabernacle.  Did you know that God is an architect and interior designer?  Read through chapters 25 to 27 and you’ll see what I mean.  The amount of detail God put into the design [...]

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In the Image of God

I attended a session at a Christian conference tonight on the topic of what it means to be a man.  (No chest bumps or burping contests were had in case you were wondering.)  One of the Scriptures that the speaker cited stuck in my mind: “So God created man in his image, in the image [...]

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On Calling

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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