Monthly Archives: September 2011
Narcissus and Echo
It’s Narcissist Friday! Many generations ago, in the nearly forgotten times, there were two young people bound by their own needs. One was the nymph named Echo. Echo loved to talk. She longed for lasting relationship with someone who valued … Continue reading
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Abide in His Love
“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. John 15:9-10 … Continue reading
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Stand in Freedom
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1 Sometimes just standing is hard work. I remember seeing videos of soldiers standing at … Continue reading
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Grow in Grace
Harvest is just about on us and the corn in Iowa is well over six feet tall. It is hard to imagine that each stalk, with its multiple ears, began just a few months ago as a single kernel of … Continue reading
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Narcissists and Hate – More
It’s Narcissist Friday! A few days ago someone searched for an article on narcissists who hate their wives. I can imagine the pain and sadness behind that search. The search led the person to this blog and the article I … Continue reading
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Be Clean
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. “Come now, and let … Continue reading
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Be Forgiven!
Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved … Continue reading
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Grace To-Do List #4
. . . as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 If you listen to most teachers, you would … Continue reading
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Passive – Really?
So last week I suggested three things a person who lives under grace should be doing. There wasn’t a particular order, but I wrote that we should rest in the Lord, trust the Lord, and accept the Lord’s acceptance. None … Continue reading
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Narcissism and Grace
It seems like it is about time for me to make the connection between my message of grace and thoughts on narcissism again. When I began to understand what life apart from grace looked like, that attempt to live the … Continue reading
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