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Revitalize Your Church: Look Past the Troubled Waters
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Look Past the Troubled Waters. Photo by Wes Wilson. I wrote this poem several years ago in a hospital waiting room in Duluth, Minnesota, while anxiously awaiting the report from my loved one's surgery. Troubled waters swirl and crash. Upon the Great Lake's southern side. And somehow, I identify. But still, looking up and long. I see a large horizon. Deep waters fading blue,. Reaching up to touch the morning sky. And in my sighings,. Hope's arising. . . Just in time to whisper,.
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Revitalize Your Church: April 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. There's Sunshine in My Soul Today. The words of this old Gospel song came to my mind this morning. I have not heard it since childhood:. There is sunshine in my soul today, more glorious and bright. Than glows in any earthly sky, for Jesus is my light. Oh, there's sunshine, blessed sunshine when the peaceful happy moments roll. When Jesus shows his smiling face, there is sunshine in the soul. There is music in my soul today, a carol to my King,. Text: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920.
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Revitalize Your Church: The Anvil
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith’s door, and heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; then looking in, I saw upon the floor, old hammers, worn with beating years of time. How many anvils have you had," said I, "to wear and batter all these hammers so? Just one," said he, and then with twinkling eye, "The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.". 8212;Attributed to John Clifford. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Roberts' Rules of Order Test. Revitalize Your Church Resources.
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Revitalize Your Church: Pronouncing Difficult Bible Words
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Monday, August 21, 2006. Pronouncing Difficult Bible Words. Although I have my Bachelors from Indiana Wesleyan, and my Masters from Fuller Seminary, I still struggle with pronouncing certain names in the Bible. At first, when I came to a name I couldn't pronounce, I just said, "Moses", and went on. They caught on after a while! Then, I just made up a pronunciation. Most of the folks in the congregation didn't know any different, but somehow, that seemed like cheating. Now I can say "Micaiah". Most of the...
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Revitalize Your Church: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. I saw an interesting sign on a box a while back- "Warning, contents may explode under stress! Don't you wish volatile people had labels like that? Warning - This person is stressed out and ready to explode! Then, we'd all know when to steer clear. Of course, from time to time, we all need a label like that, because stress is common to everyone. We can learn to deal with our situations, however, so the stress won't get the best of us! 1 Try to take life one day at a time. 6 Don't all...
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Revitalize Your Church: The Laws of Sowing and Reaping
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Monday, July 20, 2015. The Laws of Sowing and Reaping. Here are a few basic principles concerning sowing and reaping:. 1 We reap what we sow. You can’t sow hatred and reap love. You can’t sow unbelief and reap faith. You can’t sow bitterness and reap forgiveness. You can’t sow selfishness and reap friendship. 2 Sometimes, we reap what others have sown. Somebody paid the price for the things we enjoy and often take for granted. We have electric lights because Thomas Edison worked through the night. If at ...
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Revitalize Your Church: July 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Look Past the Troubled Waters. Photo by Wes Wilson. I wrote this poem several years ago in a hospital waiting room in Duluth, Minnesota, while anxiously awaiting the report from my loved one's surgery. Troubled waters swirl and crash. Upon the Great Lake's southern side. And somehow, I identify. But still, looking up and long. I see a large horizon. Deep waters fading blue,. Reaching up to touch the morning sky. And in my sighings,. Hope's arising. . . Just in time to whisper,.
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Revitalize Your Church: August 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015. The Shocking Sins of John Wesley. While celebrating our anniversary in Stillwater, Minnesota last week, my bride, Cathy, graciously agreed to accompany me to Loome Theological Booksellers - a treasure trove of used and rare books. I was like a kid in the candy store! I found Albert Outler's work on John Wesley's theology for $2 on the bargain table, and snapped it up immediately. What a find! 1 Of unbelief;. Having no such faith in Christ as will prevent my heart from being troub...
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Revitalize Your Church: March 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015. The knowledge of God is the most glorious treasure anyone could possess, yet in most civilized countries there is but one institution engaged in promoting that knowledge, and even that institution is not working very hard at it." - A. W. Tozer. Links to this post. Saturday, March 28, 2015. Everything is Love in the Overflow. I walked out over Boston Common before breakfast, weeping for joy and praising God. Oh, how I loved! Links to this post. Thursday, March 26, 2015. There is no...
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Revitalize Your Church: Familiar Strangers
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Monday, August 10, 2015. Reflecting on the large number of out of town guests who flock to Hayward each summer while taking a stroll in the woods. I wrote the following poem:. We have not learned each others' names. We smile the same. And give a friendly nod and wave. Because they're summer residents. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Roberts' Rules of Order Test. Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. Purple Fish: A Heart for Sharing Jesus. Revitalize Your Church Resources. View my complete profile.
