Personal Devotions

THE RESTORED LIFE

March 8, 2012

“We effectively search for lost people and recover them.” This is the creed of the United Response Search and Rescue Company. The same motto can easily be said about God. Yesterday we looked at the unconditional love of God – that it is undeserved, unearned, unaffected by the past or the future, and unending. This [...]

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UNCONDITIONAL

March 7, 2012

It’s easy to get lost. Especially in a time when much of our world is digital, we can be lost globally, socially, mentally, lost in our work, lost in our lives, and lost in our destiny. We can lose our heads, our patience, our marbles, and – if not careful – lose our hearts and [...]

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THE OVERFLOWING HEART

March 2, 2012

“The Holy Spirit speaks to thirsty hearts whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them.” –AW Tozer There are many voices that try to get our attention, and many voices that would seek to shape our life and destiny. The voice that is most important is the voice of God that [...]

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MAKING RELATIONSHIPS LAST

February 17, 2012

Every relationship God has placed in your life is supposed to last for a lifetime. Relationships bring more depth and spirituality to your life. I believe that it is not God’s will for you to lose any healthy relationship. Relationships are multi-faceted connections between people of all ages, in all places, for all of life, [...]

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YOUR PERSONAL GARDENER

February 16, 2012

A gardener can be thought of as a hedge keeper. He trims the overgrown shrubs, pulls weeds, waters the grass, and keeps the garden healthy. When you build a hedge around your life, you are the gardener making sure your hedge does not cease to be effective or fall into disrepair and cease to function [...]

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A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

February 15, 2012

Living in the Northwest, I am surrounded by trees and wildlife that make for very refreshing and pure air. One of the best times of year is during autumn when the sun is shining, leaves are falling, and the air is crisp and clear. I grab a cup of locally roasted coffee, settle in with [...]

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BREAKING UP

February 14, 2012

As I continue leading a church and leadership teams, I am convinced more and more of the necessity of prayer. Prayer is one of those topics that some people love hearing about and others shy away from. Let me say that nothing is more powerful than a church unified in prayer. Prayer agreement releases something [...]

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7 TYPES OF VISION PEOPLE

February 9, 2012

Imagine. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? If you had no budget restriction, no shortage of people to help you – just you and the dream, what would you do? “Imagine” is a vision word. It sees into the future and it sees the promise of what is to come. [...]

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A NOURISHED SOUL

February 3, 2012

Everyone has an atmosphere. Every place has an atmosphere. An atmosphere is that pervading feeling or sense of something that sets a certain tone and mood. The right music in a film sets an atmosphere of suspense, relaxation, humor, and so on. Likewise, our churches and our lives carry a certain atmosphere. The element that [...]

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MY PRAYER FOR YOU

January 21, 2012

It’s Saturday morning for us here in the Northwest of the USA. I am in my home office with my library of some 6,000 books surrounding me, but the best book is the Bible, the living, powerful Word of God. Our church has been in a 14 day prayer and fasting time which ends tomorrow [...]

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