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Tuned for worship
“My harp is tuned …” (Job 30:31 NIV). When we started our last day at the Saddleback Worship Conference I prayed that Stephen would receive extra encouragement. Sometimes, being at a conference like this actually overwhelms you. So, I wanted…
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Learning new songs
“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God” (Psalm 40:3 NIV). We’re having a great time this week at the Saddleback Worship Conference! I’m really proud of Stephen and our WCC worship band…
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One prayer continues
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May…
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My father’s twin
“…you do not have many fathers…” (1 Corinthians 4:15 NIV). My father was an identical twin. My grandparents named them Claude and Clyde. My grandmother said they were always close. They used to sleep in the crib with their arms…
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Experiencing God’s blessings for 30 years
“How happy are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways! You will enjoy the fruit of your labor… How rich your life! Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, flourishing within your home. And look at all those…
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Move that bus!
“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? Indeed, you are our glory and joy” (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NIV).…
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Making room for singleness
“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am… I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right…
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Unmade beds and unreconciled relationships
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry… Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:26, 32 NIV). Slam…stomp,…
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Super glue sutures
“Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. …Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.” (Proverbs 4:10-13 KJV). “When can I take…
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Not applauding “The View”
“And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” (1 Kings 19:12 KJV). I know I’m going to lose “man points” for this, but I watched ABC’s “The…