Monthly Archives: February 2012

God hurts too (3)…

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

My friend Michael just sent me an excerpt from A.W. Tozer’s book, A Disruptive Faith: Expect God to Interrupt Your Life. I thought I’d read pretty much everything Tozer wrote, but this one is new to me. When people called … Continue reading →

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Shame OFF You!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I’ve been making a new friend in the Tenderloin (let’s call him, Stan) who opened up his life a bit to me the other day. He told me that 20 years ago when he was dealing dope and ripping people … Continue reading →

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God hurts too (2)…

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

My last post was about how God hurts with us. When we hurt, he hurts too. Here are a couple more thoughts about that. I ran across something that the prophet Isaiah said (Isaiah 63:9). I’ve included several versions of … Continue reading →

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God hurts too…

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I’m corresponding with a professed atheist friend of mine. I say “professed” because it just seems to untenable to me that someone could say that they know there is no God. Agnostic? Sure. Atheist? To me, that’s a pretty hard … Continue reading →

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the sufferers’ club part 2

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

A Journal entry… the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings. Philippians 3:10 This seems to refer to a certain deeper communion with you in suffering – a communion that is not exactly what any of us thought we were signing … Continue reading →

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the sufferers’ club part 1

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

… the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings. Philippians 3:10 A Journal entry of mine in 2008… It’s helped me to know that I am not alone in this hellacious world. Others (whose pain I had not formerly known) have, … Continue reading →

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Gentle Jesus?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I’m a fan of C.S. Lewis, and have recently been fascinated by browsing through the three volume set of The Letters of CS Lewis. I love the way he thought and the way he said things. In the following, Lewis … Continue reading →

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three ships and world peace

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity pp. 70ff gave one of his vivid illustrations about how things work in God’s universe. I sort of re-state it and adapt it to what I call:  “Three Categories of World Peace” Peace between people … Continue reading →

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My best testimony…

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

I used to think my best testimony was when he did this miracle or another in me or around me. I supposed the best way to introduce people to God were stories of deliverance and divine intervention. While those are … Continue reading →

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