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  • The Fear and Relief of Being Known (Psalm 139)

    Does anybody really know you? Not just know of you but actually know YOU? I find that there is a mixture of great fear and great relief in being known. On one hand, having your personality, thoughts, emotions and behaviors exposed can be freeing to the soul. There is no need for hiding. On the…

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  • 7 Spiritual Consequences Of Living A Hurried, Busy Life

    “Culture’s obsession with busyness and hurriedness isn’t just a scheduling problem. It’s a heart problem. It’s time to consider the cost of a hurried life.” — Frank Powell I came across this article today from blogger Frank Powell on how our fast-paced way of life might hurt our relationship with God. It was re-posted on

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  • In Search of the Ideal, Part 7: Dreams

    Author’s Note: This is the seventh part in a series on mankind’s search for the ideal — the perfect, the mature, the right. I’m convinced that every human being, Christian or not, has at some depth a desire for things to “be right” in the world. This longing drives us to seek answers. Some look

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  • ‘He Formed the Mountains…’

    On Wednesday, as I drove to Alamogordo for my latest balance therapy session, I listened to one of my favorite albums of music, John Michael Talbot’s “Troubadour of the Great King.” It was recorded early in JMT’s post-secular career, 1981, when the teachings of his Franciscan order were fresh in his mind. I had an

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