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A Bedtime Prayer
Because he is trustworthy, you can lay your head on your pillow and your fears at his feet.
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Gentleness
I wrote this family devotional for the Family Fruit Challenge organized by Laurie Christine. You can find additional devotionals for the challenge at www.familyfruitchallenge.com. Have you ever heard someone described as a “gentle giant”? A gentle giant refers to someone who is big, strong, or powerful, but chooses to be kind and gentle towards other people. Instead of showing off his or her own strength, a gentle giant is careful to consider the needs of other people by acting in a way that makes them feel safe and loved. By taking the time to think about what helps others feel safe and loved, a gentle giant controls his or her…
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Know. Love. Serve.
My last two blog posts have invited you to keep growing in your knowing of God and explained how this process overlaps with the concept of spiritual maturity in the life of the believer. Furthermore, I provided some practical steps for this process. Recently, I was given the opportunity to sit in this reality a little longer by speaking on Deuteronomy 6:1-9. (Start at second 46 in the video below to watch this message). In this passage, the children of Israel have taken their seats on the banks of the Jordan River and are listening to Moses share a final exhortation before making their way into the Promised Land. Of…
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Part 2: Keep Growing in Your Knowing
In my last blog post, I explained that Knowing is a Scriptural theme and pointed out how it often overlaps with the concept of spiritual maturity in the Apostle Paul’s writing. Furthermore, I shared passages of Scripture that reveal the way Paul aligns spiritual growth with an ever-increasing knowledge of God and His truth (Romans 12, Philippians 2-3, Colossians 3, and Ephesians 3). My post concluded: If we who “know God” want to mature in our relationship with God, we will need to increase in our knowledge of God. In other words, the spiritually healthy life is one where a believer keeps growing in his or her knowing. The Pitfalls…
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