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Entries from May 21st, 2010

Danger of Ignoring our Emotions

May 21st, 2010 No Comments

I’m reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash the Power of Authentic Life in Christ by Peter Scazzero.  It is great and I recommend it. He quotes “The Cry of the Soul” by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman pg 24-25: “Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality.  Listening to our emotions ushers us into reality.  [...]

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Easy Life or Challenges

May 8th, 2010 1 Comment

I was reading a powerful novel this week ( Wisdom Hunter by Randall Arthur)  and the following quote has really hit home.  What do you think? An easy, routine way of life which many associate with stability and security only gives man stagnation.  Entrenched routine only spoils man and makes  him simple and weak. On [...]

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Disciples or Students

May 5th, 2010 1 Comment

I’ve been chewing on the difference of “making a disciple” and “teaching students”.  For the purpose of this discussion, let me define what I mean by a disciple and a student.   A disciple is a learning, growing and serving follower of Christ.  A student is one who learns, gaining knowledge, but has little life change.   [...]

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