Category: Faith
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SuperSoul Question #3: “Have you always considered yourself a spiritual person?” (Part three, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
These days, I know God is real, and I know God is with me. I feel God in me, as close as my heart beating in my chest. When I listen, God speaks. When I search for God, I don’t have to look very far. Neither do you.
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SuperSoul Question #2: “What is Your Definition of God?” (Part two, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
My favorite word is “ineffable,” especially as it relates to understanding God. Some thing “ineffable” is beyond the capacity of words to explain, an image to convey, or the mind to comprehend. The ineffable is a mystery beyond explanation or rationalization. The ineffable is simply too far beyond a human’s…
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Faith in the Rear View Mirror
I doubt. I worry and fret. I get scared. The “what if?” scenarios consume my thoughts, far more than my prayers. My prayers, themselves, lack the confidence of a man whom God has blessed as much and as often as me. I possess too little faith, and far too much…
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You will see me…
Though I certainly don’t wish you suffering or pain, both are realities we all face and endure at some point in our lives. If that day is today, if this is your season of suffering, may you find some comfort and direction in these words. More – may you find…
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Spiritual Insanity
What if reality includes both the visible and invisible, spiritual and material? What if ignoring or denying unseen spiritual realities is actually insane – a complete distortion of reality? And, what if, most of us – including believers – spend most of our lives completely out-of touch and out-of-sync with…
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I choose love…
Here’s what I know. The more I love God, the closer I’m drawn to him. The closer I’m drawn to God, the more I see the work still left to be done in me. But, when I feel guilty or ashamed, I tend to hide from God, hiding my sin…
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God is seldom in charge…
While I still believe God is ultimately in charge, is it possible God only controls the events of this world to the degree we align our wills to his’? Is it possible, we can only align ourselves, collectively, with God if we are truly seeking to know his’ will, and…
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Remember your baptism?
Remembering your baptism isn’t about remembering the event. Remembering your baptism is remembering who you are as a member of God’s family, as a member of the Church, and as a citizen of God’s kingdom. Remembering your baptism is remembering you’ve been spiritually changed. Remembering your baptism is remembering you’ve…
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