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Got Ears?

Got Ears?
"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." Mark 4:23 I pray for ears that hear God. But what does that really mean? Sometimes it means I just want to hear from God. To know He is there. It’s relational, like hearing the voice of a friend. But I also want to hear God…
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Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?
The story of Balaam’s donkey makes me laugh. Balaam seems completely unruffled by the fact that his donkey just talked to him. In fact, he has a conversation back with it. It’s actually the donkey that brings up the strangeness of the situation. Balaam’s actions serve as a caution to me. He was intent on…
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Just asking

Just asking
A friend and I were debating a historical event. We each would let our mind race to the next piece of information without really hearing what the other was saying. Talking past each other, we were convinced of our own correct opinion, and not even realizing we were using the same words to mean something…
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Render unto God

Render unto God
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. Mark 12:17 Several years ago at tax time I posted a blog entitled Render unto Caesar. A friend that works in the tax industry commented that it might be fun to come up with a God 1040 Form, in…
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