Love
Dementia
Dementia, a demon, a cold-blooded killer, Not of physical life, but memories, thinner. Do you remember me? The love that we once knew? You don’t remember God but God remembers you. Dementia, a demon, a cold-blooded killer, Not of a fading brain: a memories chiller. Dementia of the heart, where bitterness took hold. Precious…
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A SUSTAINING JOY
A SUSTAINING JOY A sustaining joy… Not giddy, not “fun.” Not needing what I get From any someone. A sustaining joy Down deep in the soul, Felt as an anchor; I’m being made whole. A sustaining joy, The joy of sacrifice, Made for another, Grace to pay a price. A sustaining…
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Dream Big, Act Small
There is a God-given longing to know that our life matters. That longing spurs us on into the lives of people. However, it often seems that our efforts produce such little fruit, may seem unnoticed, or on occasion, may be misinterpreted as something bad. It’s at that point that we throw our hands in the…
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“Unconditional” Love
While everyone wants unconditional love and mostly assumes that their love is unconditional, real life often exposes our “real” love to not be all that unconditional! Unconditional love doesn’t just “happen.” It is grown in the crucible of hardship, love unreciprocated, and sometimes getting kicked in the teeth. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Unconditional love, most deeply desired, Is rarely…
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“Beloved!”
Beloved January 13, 2013 Last week’s theme: “Broken” – Broken hearts, broken ways, and a broken spirit. This week’s theme: “Beloved.” DAY 1 When you hear the phrase, “God loves you,” what goes through your mind? Something sweet? Syrupy? “Oh, that’s nice?” If our response is something akin to that, it tells us that we…
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