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THE FRUSTRATIONS OF OUR DIFFERENCES

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Did you have the frustrations of being a child with an older sibling?

The first time my older brother went on a date, I was about 5 years old.  And I wanted to go too.  After all, he was going to a movie with a friend and he was staying up past bedtime.  There was no fair reason that I couldn’t go with him.

And I remember the little grin on his face as I got madder and madder.

I wasn’t wrong about bedtime.  It was a rule.  So, why was it OK with Mom and Dad that my brother break the rules?  And if it was OK for him to break the rules then it should be OK for me to break them too! Continue reading THE FRUSTRATIONS OF OUR DIFFERENCES →

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LOOKING AND DISCOVERING OTHER GODS

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It was an odd day when I began seeing the other gods.  They’d been there all my life but I hadn’t looked this closely.  Very few people in my circles had looked either.  So, it felt weird to finally see what they were.

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:2

 

We thought it was simple to see other gods and know what they are, but it isn’t.   Some of them stand there on their pedestals right in front of us for everyone to see.  Yet even while we are polishing them, we don’t recognize what they are. Continue reading LOOKING AND DISCOVERING OTHER GODS →

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LIVING THE APOCALYPSE OF CHRISTIANITY

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The Apocalypse was something we grew up talking about and secretly worrying about.  Where would it happen?  Over there?  Or right here?  And maybe it was really about the economic crisis, or a political one.  It might even be a religion or denomination.

Whoa boy, talk about the shock as it happened inside my heart.  Bombs and destruction.  How would I survive this?

“Babylon the great has fallen!” in Revelation 18:2 was about spiritual idols.  And I’d held a bunch of them close all my life without being aware of them. The whole time I was looking around for the Apocalypse, it was just waiting to begin when my holy cows began tipping over. Continue reading LIVING THE APOCALYPSE OF CHRISTIANITY →

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FINALLY, AN ARTICLE!

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Finally, an article!

I’m almost embarrassed that it’s been so long since I’ve written anything on the blog. However, in my defense (if it really is one) I blame the entanglement of Facebook’s siren’s song.  I actually thought I was interacting with a group of people.

To some extent it’s true, but with ever-changing algorithms, no one knows who actually sees their posts anymore.  Often it isn’t people we solicit.

And that leads me to why I’m back on the blog (where I belong). Continue reading FINALLY, AN ARTICLE! →

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A STORY OF PERCEPTION AND DOUBT

 

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At a random moment in May, my mind twirled itself into a knot about God.  My expanding understanding of Father’s presence within me had somehow “humanized” Him.  After all, if He is actually part of me and not living separate from me, then how does He remain divine?  How is He still omnipotent?  And what does that mean regarding the miracles I’ve experienced most of my life?  It seemed that the more I saw Him within me, the less miraculous He appeared.  Was He ordinary now?

Of course, that conclusion means my mind doesn’t have a miraculous perception of myself.  I’m still flawed with feet of clay, unable to fly.

Plus, I didn’t have time to contemplate this twist and talk it out with Him.  We had a family and friend event coming up at our home in mid-June and there were a multitude of projects to complete beforehand. So, while Hunny and I labored to finish building projects and landscaping, I put my dilemma on a shelf. Continue reading A STORY OF PERCEPTION AND DOUBT →

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MY KINGDOM – book now available

Welcome to MY KINGDOM, the 2nd book in the series “Learning to Live From The Kingdom”!

Available on Amazon and Kindle. (click here for Kindle)

FOREWORD BY MATTHEW ROBERT PAYNE

 

In this new era, we talk a lot about the Kingdom arriving or having already arrived and how we can live FROM it.  For me, that existence began with MY SEAT, which is the 1st book in this series.

Then Jesus introduced me to my realm of influence which He called My Kingdom.

That doesn’t mean I have built myself a kingdom because I want to be like God. It is simply the people and situations closely associated with me on Earth.  I didn’t know it before, but they comprise The Kingdom of God that lives within me.  And it’s because I hold them in my heart and they have the most personal significance for me. Continue reading MY KINGDOM – book now available →

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THE BIG WOOHOO PLACE

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There’s a place inside me that feels like a big WOOHOO!  The general vicinity is near my heart, or maybe my belly, sort-of behind my lungs?  Hmm, it’s hard to pinpoint it, but it has this warm glow that sits there and hums.  Lol.  Sometimes it flares up a little and that’s when I wanna go dance in the street, or climb up on the roof, or something equally as crazy that I probably won’t do.

Anyway, this place, this thing, this warm spot has some kind of complete perfection about it.  Inside it, if I claim it and BE part of it, is full.  Absolutely full.  There isn’t one tiny piece of this thing that wants for anything.  It has everything.  As a matter-of-fact, its so complete that it’s “abundant” sort-of like an orchard in full fruit, or my Christmas cactus when it’s in full bloom.  In some ways, I can stand back and look at it and think “Wow, that’s almost too much!”  But I’d never say that!  Lol. Continue reading THE BIG WOOHOO PLACE →

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE AMAZING THING IS ISOLATION

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The most amazing thing has happened to me in the years since I began hearing God’s voice. It’s been a long, slow process that I didn’t even realize was happening … until it did.

I’ve discovered that I don’t need to hear from anyone else.

I know that sounds mean, or sarcastic, or rebellious, or arrogant. But it is none of those things at all. Rather it is absolutely saturated with Peace. It is even a more all-encompassing Peace than I knew before. And, I thought I had the best Peace before. But this is more. I don’t know how to describe it any other way. Continue reading WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE AMAZING THING IS ISOLATION →

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ITS HARD TO BE REJECTED

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It’s hard to be rejected. It’s probably one of the cruelest things we do to each other. And Christianity has embraced Rejection just as much as the rest of the world. They even call it a godly tool and have classes to show us how to reject someone “lovingly”.In a world where children are bullied and rejected in school, why do we, the Peacemakers, embrace the very behavior we hate?

It’s a great example of calling evil, good. And finding justification in causing pain. After all, if my church says it’s a necessary and godly tool, then I should do it. Plus, they said “shake the dust” off my feet.
My, how eager we are to justify our cruelty even though Jesus never gave us that justification. He never rejected anyone. Continue reading ITS HARD TO BE REJECTED →

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WHAT WE DO WITH OUR TITHE

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Most of our friends know our stance on tithe.  We are the temple.  And they ask what we do with it now.   So, I wrote this article to explain a bit.

Last week a couple regular income checks went into our checking account.  The next day my automatic transfer took 10% and put it into our savings account.

I love modern technology that lets me set things up to work automatically.  Then like magic, it goes where I want it to go.

But the financial strategy behind our automation is an eclectic mix of pieces from several sources.  The Old Testament, a financial advisor, and a little book called “The Richest Man in Babylon“. Continue reading WHAT WE DO WITH OUR TITHE →

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