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It Is Well With Your Soul Psalm 23:2
Psalm 23:2 (ESV): 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters Jesus is the good shepherd, and he leads his sheep. His leadership flows from his community of Love. Father, Son, and Spirit are persons who are One in the substance of Love. The Father loves the Son, […]
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Don’t Worry! A Psalm 23 Devotional
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 The primary character of Psalm 23 is YHWH. The creator of the cosmos, the caller of Abraham, the one who wrestled with Jacob and the one who delivered Israel. YHWH came to earth, a babe. He lived, and he was killed. He defeated death. […]
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Shame on you Ken Wilson
(12/14: I was contacted by an old friend who does work for Vineyard USA. He informed me that Ken Wilson’s church, Vineyard Ann Arbor, did not leave the Vineyard. In fact, they released Ken after his book came out. Ken then sought to plant an open and affirming church. Not sure how that is going.) […]
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Unhealthy Church Conflict & What I Have Learned
I’ve been in ministry for 17 years. Let me tell you a secret: ministry can be relationally brutal. I have hurt others, and my family and I have been through the ringer. There’s no mystery why pastors are leaving the pastorate in droves. The battlefield of church conflicts could have caused a root of bitterness and […]
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Remembering (the real) Thanksgiving Story
Last night, as we do every year, my family gathered to watch a Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving special. Since 1988, according to Peanuts producer Lee Mendelson, “two [Charlie Brown] specials [were] tied together” to celebrate Thanksgiving. The first is a fun episode about Charlie Brown dealing with Peppermint Patty, her infatuation with him, friends, and a Thanksgiving […]
