Month: December 2012
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The Marital Kiss of Death
A marriage thought came off of a quote I came across. Oswald Chambers says, “Some of us are like the Dead Sea,always taking in,never giving out,because we’re not rightly related to the Lord Jesus.” My thought: We have the capability to turn our marriages into the Dead Sea. How does that happen? Selfishness. Bear with me…
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Reverse Prosperity and 5 things I want @kalamazoofirst to know
I find myself waking up with a grateful heart full of thanks for an amazing congregation to serve and a city to reach. I celebrate 11 people placing their trust in Christ at our Sunday gathering. God is so stinkin’ good. My morning devo’s led me to 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 and I found myself being challenged…
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Stay close
In the wake of what has taken place today, I find my self with a heavy heart..unable to do my weekly marriage blog. The blog I had planned on doing today with Anne will have to wait till next week. It just didn’t seem right today. How are you reacting to today’s events? My reactions…
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Missional opportunities for @kalamazoofirst
I love reading blogs (most of which are on marriage and family). Last week, I came across this blog post and knew I had to share it. I know I could have easily retweeted it. But I wanted to look for a way to give it a bit more emphasis as to not blend into…
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Ineffective husbands
There’s a scripture that immediately comes to mind. 2 Timothy 2:15 is it. For some reason, the KJV is what rings loudly in my head. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” It’s the scripture that was heavily impressed upon me…
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