My weekend included a lot of driving, a wonderful conference (more on that this week), a visit with my parents, a white-knuckled trip over the crazy Santiam pass and a late St. Patrick’s Day feast to celebrate my son-in-law’s Irishness the way we celebrate everything: by overeating. It was a […]
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Leaning
Two verses I ran into today: “Jacob named the place Peniel, (God’s face) because, he said, ‘I saw God face-to-face and lived to tell the story!’ The sun came up as he left Peniel, limping because of his hip.” Genesis 32:32 “Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning […]
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Today I read Ephesians 3 for LONG time. It’s amazing and surprising and here are my notes on it even though they may not make sense since I wrote ’em fast and furiously with a commentary in one hand and my Bible in another. Somewhere along the way, I knew […]
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The number one question I am asked right now centers around a theme of how I am staying happy in hardship. The obvious – and correct – answer is: God is amazingly good and He gives supernatural peace. But I’ve discovered that the process is a bit of dance in […]
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Yes, We have a diagnosis Or as Steve calls it, “The first day of the rest of my life…” Yes, It’s name is ALS. And yes, My heart is hurting in ways and places it has never hurt before However (and this is a big however), I didn’t know […]
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