Category Archives: Other voices

Total Surrender

Total Surrender
I just finished Andrew Murray’s book, “Absolute Surrender.” It left me with a deep desire to experience just that, but without a clear path how to get there. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Surrendering means several different things in our spiritual walk and seems to come in several phases, all of…
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The Humbling Gift of Sleep

The Humbling Gift of Sleep
Sleep – that beautiful and necessary period when our bodies slow, recharge and reset. Some can find it heartbreakingly elusive. There are those who need more than most and a few who seem to need quite little, but we all need some. Our brains must pause from outside work and shift to let the day…
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Which kingdom

Which kingdom
 But seek first the Kingdom of God … Matthew 6:23 What are you pursuing? Like most of us, I have certain goals and dreams and try to make decisions to move along in that direction. Those targets can often be good, but when I am the decider, not God, it sets me up to think I have…
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Enter into Joy

Enter into Joy
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:23 Can you imagine those words after a long life of diligence and faithfulness? Enter into the joy of the Master. Our neighborhood…
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