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Prayer from Psalm 103: Sunrise, Sunset, Sin

by Chris on 30. Jan, 2012 in Blog, Growth

This entry is part 103 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

My soul praises you Lord. You are to us whom you were to Moses–compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love. Your love is so generous it seems to stretch from my back porch to the full moon. If we stand on one side of the globe, you exile our failures to the opposite [...]

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Independence Doesn’t Mean Isolation

by Chris on 29. Jan, 2012 in Blog

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Faith in Memphis

Faith in Memphis panelists were asked to weigh in on a debate brewing in the metro-Memphis area: Should the suburban cities form independent school districts in the aftermath of Memphis surrendering its school charter, forcing the unification of county/city school districts (if you’re not from metro-Memphis, this may not make much sense to you)? Here’s [...]

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What Happens When the Word is Heard

by Chris on 26. Jan, 2012 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 26 of 26 in the series ShortPostsFrom10MinuteMystic

God’s word, when heard, becomes a transformative power within us.  Mark Buchanan explains: “If this stuff gets in you, down in your guts, it is going to shape you in ways beyond your asking or imagination.”[i] The more we heed God’s voice in Scripture, the more it gets down in our guts and shapes us [...]

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