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Adopted boy gives up his bundle
It was a huge mansion. I had been an orphan, and the King who owned this place had just adopted me. “You won’t need that here,” the kind man said to me, offering his hand to take my rag-bundle. But I was unwilling to give it up, and I clutched it more tightly to my chest.
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Got answers?
When we pray, we often don't seem to get an answer. We assume we've asked something that is not God's will. Well maybe that's not really the issue.
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The Apple Seed
There was a man who had 5 sons. “We are going to the newly plowed field.” Once at the field he had them gather around him. “Watch, and I will ask you a question,” he said to them.
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The Great Easter-Egg Hunt
"God hides things for us, not from us." The first time I heard this it challenged my thinking, my perception of God’s nature and his relationship with us. If you’re not sure about the quote, I understand.
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All work is noble, but…
I told him I was praying to retire from IT so I could devote my time to the kingdom. He replied: “Why don’t you bring the kingdom to IT?” He quickly added, “Sorry to mess up your theology.” He was right, and yet he wasn't.
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What would you have me do for you?
I was meditating on this story, imagining myself there as one in the crowd. It was like a lucid dream, where I was in the story, and yet in control of it’s movement—until a certain point. Then the whole thing took an unexpected turn.
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Would I Stone Someone?
Jesus would either reject the scriptures—branding himself as a heretic—or join them to kill a woman in front of everyone. This would be a perfect image—Jesus hurling stones at a woman until the brutal and bloody act took her life.
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Can I see beyond the bugs?
Do I walk by faith? Really? What I focus upon determines what I see. What I see determines how I live. Walking by faith is about shifting my focus, to see beyond the bugs.
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I asked Jesus, what can I do?
I came to Jesus asking, "what can I do?" He asked me, "will you be my friend?" I replied, "I will do whatever you ask." He did not reply and there was a long pause.
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Which Bible verse gives you strength?
I have told in the West how Christians were tied to crosses for four days and four nights. The crosses were put on the floor and other prisoners were tortured and made to fulfill their bodily necessities upon the faces and the bodies of the crucified ones. I have since been asked: "Which Bible verse helped and strengthened you in…
