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31 Days of Praise – Day 1

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I’m going to be working through this book titled “31 Days of Praise” by Ruth Myers. Last time I did this was well over 18 years ago. I remember the journey very well. I remember it being the first time I really felt like God was here with me. Like He was really taking an active role in my life, and not just some all powerful being sitting on a throne watching life happen. The first time I could really hear God speaking to me, joining me as I walked along the path so to speak. I do not promise … Continue reading 31 Days of Praise – Day 1

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Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 3

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Mr. Batterson talks about when God came to Moses in the form of a burning bush. “God showed up. And an ordinary place – a bush on the backside of the desert – became holy ground. That seems to be the way the Holy spirit works, doesn’t it? He is predictably unpredictable. He loves to show up in wild places at wild times.” … “I think this is one of those stories in which the obvious can elude us. The holy ground wasn’t the Promised Land. It was right where Moses was standing. Don’t wait to worship God till you … Continue reading Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 3

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Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 2 (continued)

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Mark Battherson writes: “When Christianity turns into a noun, it becomes a turnoff. Christianity was always intended to be a verb. And more specifically, an action verb. … If the twenty-first century church said less and did more, maybe we would have the same kind of impact the first-century church did.” Now there is something to ponder and act on. I see this everywhere. The other thing that came to my mind is the word ‘love’. It seems that it has also become a noun instead of an action verb. Love as become known only as a noun, a title … Continue reading Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 2 (continued)

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Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 2

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The Cage of Responsibility – This is one of the cages that I feel like I am in based on his brief description of it. Maybe he will provide a key to open it up. Wow! It’s breathtaking. Mr. Batterson starts out talking about this guy, Wilson Bentley, who photographed Snowflakes. I just had to see some, so I googled it. I am amazed at the different pictures of ACTUAL snowflakes It amazes me that God would take time to design a process that would produce such uniqueness in EVERY flake. This man took over 5,300 pictures of snowflakes. We … Continue reading Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 2

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Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 1

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Yawning Angels – what a title. Puts pictures in my head just reading it. Also thought provoking … do angels yawn? Mark Batterson is the author of this book (also of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day). He nailed something right on the head when he wrote, “We try to make God fit within the confines of our cerebral cortex. We try to reduce the will of God to the logical limits of our left brain. But the will of God is neither logical nor linear. It is downright confusing and complicated.” This is so true. … Continue reading Wild Goose Chase – Chapter 1