For the past couple months now the topic of Grace has been on the forefront of my mind. This is definitely a subject that demands much thought and consideration. I am sure that my little exploration into the topic will…
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Grace…So easy to take for granted…
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Top 5 Things I Learned From Bill Hybels
From the day he lead me to Christ during a weekend church service to the day I accepted a new calling to step out in faith and leave Willow Creek staff, his influence on me as a pastor, leader, mentor…
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The Top 5 Things I Learned from Rev. Mike Neal.
Back in 2005 I went on a Journey called the Justice Journey. I am not going to go into the details of the Journey here. I wrote a little about the Journey itself in the following link. http://www.mikegold.org/2009/05/justice-its-personal. However, it…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2011
As Martin Luther King Jr’s. Day, 2011 comes to an end, and as I reflect on what this day means, I don’t think I have the intelligence, the insight or the experience to comment on this great hero of mine.…
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Dear Atheist…
Dear Atheist, I actually have a great deal of respect for you. You have the guts to take a stand against the status quo of religion, the will to think freely, the intelligence to test reality empirically and the passion to fight for…
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Top 5 things I learned from Bruce Smith
I would like to introduce you to Bruce Smith. Bruce is a man of many talents, artist, craftsman, technologist, musician, leader…the list goes on. I think many of the people who have been blessed to know him would agree that…
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Preparing for Jesus – Hope – Christmas Eve.
Isaiah 7:13-14 13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:…
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Preparing for Jesus – A Day in the Life…Advent, Day 27
Tonight I have been reading through Luke 2:41-52. I love this snapshot of a day in the life of a 12 year old Jesus. It appears that none of the other Canonized Gospel accounts of Jesus share this story. Scholars…
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Preparing for Jesus – Yield – Advent, Day 26
Tonight…my Advent Devotional took me through a refection of Romans 8:28-39. One of my most favorite passages in the Bible. There is so much to explore in this passage. So, for the sake of time, I decided to stick to…
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Preparing for Jesus – Faithful – Advent, Day 25
As I continue to focus on the birth of Jesus this Christmas season, tonight I am reflecting on Luke 2:22-38, the account of when Jesus was presented at the Temple. The advent devotional that I’ve been following highlights the faithfulness…
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