This is War

November 10, 2006

Devour. To swallow up, destroy. It’s a very short agenda. But don’t be fooled, it’s a focused agenda. Your adversary the devil… ~ 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV) is looking for every way, in every place, with whatever means, to destroy you.  He’s really, really ticked off. Grace, mercy, hope, forgiveness, love, selflessness, honor, and purity […]

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Astonished & Amazed

November 3, 2006

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well.” ~ Mark 7:37 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. ~ Mark 9:15 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly […]

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A Saintly Smell

October 27, 2006

I’m just a few hours from walking back into my house after being on the road for several days. When that happens, when I walk from the garage into the laundry room, I am greeted with a smell. It’s the smell of our home. It’s familiar and comforting. It’s an aggregation of things that makes […]

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A Changed Life

October 20, 2006

When Rick stepped uncomfortably to the microphone on Tuesday night, I thought I knew what he might say. But I wildly underestimated what was about to unfold. This story threw a lasso around every painful moment that the individuals in the room had experienced and drew it powerfully to the compassionate heart of God. Rick, […]

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Curve Balls

October 13, 2006

“…he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.” ~ Matthew 5:45 (NLT) With the baseball playoffs in full swing, so is the analysis, critique and dissection of every batter, pitcher and situation. As I watched a batter/pitcher match-up, I heard a commentator describe the fact that the batter in the spotlight was a […]

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When the Church is the Church

September 29, 2006

The serenity of a small mountain community was replaced on Wednesday with the horror and fear of violence and uncertainty.  The town of Bailey, Colorado, which is located just west of Denver, was rocked by the invasion of a single gunman who marched into Platte Canyon High School and took six teenaged girls hostage. Four […]

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Transformation

September 22, 2006

It was the 17th of September, a crisp, clear, brilliant Denver day… and we were driving north toward Colorado Community Church.  It was good to be home, and there was something fresh and beautiful about the morning. Unrestricted views are the byproduct of the high desert that defines this part of the country, and a […]

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Reunions

September 14, 2006

Over the past seventeen months I have witnessed many airport reunions. I’ve seen signs, balloons, matching clothing, flowers and many other variations in between. I’ve watched the anticipation. I’ve even, on occasion, felt the flood of emotion splash over me as I’ve observed a military family greet a husband/father/son/grandson/friend that has come home from serving […]

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The Light Shines

September 8, 2006

It was a blackness that made even the possibility of vision out of the question. We were in the bowels of the earth, exploring Mammoth Cave, and although it was many years ago, I still remember the feeling when the guide extinguished every light in the cave. The darkness was suffocating. The universally accepted definition […]

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A Woman of Grace

September 1, 2006

It was a steady stream of family members that wanted time to share. The evening celebration had been a windstorm of emotion, affirmation, and thanksgiving. So when the opportunity presented itself to expose a personal reflection, many stepped forward. August 30, 2006 was not a celebration of individual achievement. That would have been a party […]

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