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Prayer from Psalm 53: Your Neighbor and Your God

by Chris on 06. Sep, 2011 in Blog, Growth

This entry is part 53 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

  When we stop seeking you, God, we start serving ourselves. I’ve seen it again and again.  Person after person marginalizes you.  And before long, they marginalize those around them. We simply do not love neighbor when we do not first love you. When we write you out of our Story everyone suffers. Especially you. [image]

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Prayer from Psalm 52: Rooted

by Chris on 02. Sep, 2011 in Blog, Growth

This entry is part 52 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

   A life without you God is like a tree without roots. Trusting in possessions and power is like trusting in a dry and dusty creek.  But a life with you God is like a tree with deep roots. Trusting in your constant and steady love is like trusting in a cold and steady stream.   [...]

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Masquerade: Mother Hen

by Chris on 05. Apr, 2011 in Last Sermon

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Masquerade

I’m going to read some words out loud.  As I read these words, picture in your mind the person who first spoke them.  Try to imagine his face.  Picture the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lips, the teeth, and the skin color.  Is he happy?  Is he sad?  Is he mad?  Here are his [...]

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