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Word Traveler: "The Irresistible Force Paradox"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Thursday, August 13, 2015. The Irresistible Force Paradox". Psalm 95.1-2 NKJV. 8220;Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.”. What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Written by a Chinese philosopher of the same name. The book contains a story about a weapons vendor tryi...
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Word Traveler: "You Thought I was Just Like You"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Monday, August 03, 2015. You Thought I was Just Like You". Psalm 50.21a NASU. 8220;These things you have. Done and I kept silence;. You thought I was. I used to be. Jesus Christ pierced my pious broad-mindedness with narrow and offensive words like. 8220;I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me”. 8220;just like me”. And my homegrown theology. This obvious contradiction of my love-hate affair w...
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Word Traveler: "An Unfamiliar Voice"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Psalm 81.5c (CJB), 6 (TEV). 8220;I heard an unfamiliar voice. Say, ‘I took the burdens off your backs;. I let you put down your loads of bricks. It's easy to fall into a routine, even a demanding one. By sheer force of determination, we dutifully obey all the familiar voices from our past…. 8220;Eat your vegetables.”. 8220;Sit up straight.”. 8220;Wipe that smile off your face.”. 8220;Go to bed.”. Familiar voice...
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Word Traveler: "Be Here If Here is Where You Want to Be"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Friday, July 31, 2015. Be Here If Here is Where You Want to Be". Psalm 45.10-11 “The Message”. 8220;Now listen, daughter, don't miss a word: forget your country, put your home behind you. Be here — the king is wild for you. Since he's your lord, adore him.”. 8220;The king longs for your beauty” GWT. 8220;The king is entralled by your beauty”. 8220;So will the king have a great desire for you”. 8220;The king is wild for you”. Psalm 45 an...
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Word Traveler: "He Spoke and It Was"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Wednesday, July 29, 2015. He Spoke and It Was". 8220; For He spoke,. And it stood fast.”. 8220; For he spoke,. And it came into existence. He issued the decree,. And it stood firm.”. I like to read the Bible in a variety of translations. It’s nearly as good as knowing the original language. Translators offer their own special nuances which, when compiled, leave the reader with a clear picture of the original intent. This verse conveys s...
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Word Traveler: "Awaken the Dawn"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Psalm 57.8 NIV. 8220;Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the. 8220;I will awaken the dawn.”. Those words. Nothing compares to. Morning. It’s the best time of the day. There’s no one (except God) to talk to. It’s quiet and peaceful and the ideal time to refresh your soul. Jesus was a morning person. He would. 8220;awaken the dawn”. As Gospel writer Mark recorded…. Mark 1.35 NASU. Monday, August 29.
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Word Traveler: "Hide-n-Speak"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Thursday, July 30, 2015. Psalm 40.9-10 NIV. 8220; I proclaim. Righteousness in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips. As you know, O Lord. I do not hide. Your righteousness in my heart; I speak. Of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal. Your love and your truth. From the great assembly.”. To reveal the location of our new hiding places. That was half the fun. We. O Lord. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; ...
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Word Traveler: "What Was God Thinking?"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Wednesday, August 05, 2015. What Was God Thinking? Psalm 65.9-10 NASU. 8220; You visit the earth. Cause it to overflow;. You greatly enrich it;. The stream of God is full of water;. You prepare their grain,. You prepare the earth. You water its furrows abundantly,. You settle its ridges,. You soften it with showers,. When my youngest children were very young, I read to them a bedtime story entitled Destination: Moon. From a distance of ...
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Word Traveler: "Reluctant Leaders"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Psalm 90.17 NASU. 8220; Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us. And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands. Moses was also a “reluctant general” who did not seek to lead two million people from bondage through a forty year wilderness journey to the promised land. 8220;Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt? To do it but God. Colin Po...
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Word Traveler: "The Spirit of Joab and the Spirit of Jesus"
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Transforming lives by a daily encounter with God through His Word.". Monday, May 04, 2015. The Spirit of Joab and the Spirit of Jesus". 1st Kings 2.5-6 “The Message”. 8220;And don't forget what Joab son of Zeruiah did to the two commanders of Israel's army, to Abner. Son of Ner and to Amasa. Son of Jether. He murdered them in cold blood, acting in peacetime as if he were at war. Joab was a man of bloodshed. He killed unnecessarily, but he had his reasons. Joab murdered. 2nd Samuel 3.39). There are undoub...
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