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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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Finding Our Ears

by Chris on 24. Jan, 2012 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 25 of 26 in the series ShortPostsFrom10MinuteMystic

Longing to Listen A former member of our congregation stopped by our church office recently.  “What’s going on?” I asked her.  “Well,” she said, “I finally retired.  But now I’m not sure what to do.  I guess I’m in a season of discernment.  I’m trying to listen to God and discover what he wants me [...]

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Hear God in 2012

by Chris on 16. Jan, 2012 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 23 of 26 in the series ShortPostsFrom10MinuteMystic

Our Hearing Problem Our fourth-grader recently inquired, “Why did you and Mom discipline me so much when I was younger?”  Don’t worry.  We weren’t abusive parents.  And Jacob wasn’t a trouble child.  It’s just that, in comparison to his older sister, Jacob required a little more “motivation” early on in order to get him to [...]

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