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10/18 Epic Poem: Faith See-ed
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:6 The walk of faith Is not won by greed But only by those Who live…
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10/17 Quatrain: Manifest Destiny
My mind lacks the eyes that can see / The destiny You’ve planned for me / And so I must open my heart / So You can show me my part
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10/16 Prosaic: Forgive Hard (Christ-like Reaction to the Israeli-Hamas Conflict)
Today’s verse was about forgiveness. In the shadow of the unfolding horror in the Middle East, I can’t boil that down to a single emotion. My thoughts are too tangled to weave into a concise linear narrative. Instead, please indulge me as I try to process them “out loud.”
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If I Were Hamas: An Exercise in Empathy
I can imagine being a true believer in Hamas… / If I knew a cure for this horrid compulsion, I would have used it. But from what I can see of the world outside, no such cure exists.
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10/15 Limerick: Free-Dom-Inion
The way to be radically free / Is perfect submission to thee / By forcing my ego / To wherever Ye go / I find out who I’m meant to be
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10/14 Quatrain: Heaven Knows-Where
Heaven ain’t a place / Of harps and clouds shown / Heaven is the grace / To know and be known
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10/13 Un-Image-Enable
Hat tip to Loki Meets Jesus O Lord our minds can’t conceive How we will Your image receive But once we see our sin Then You can begin To free us from what did deceive Today I will open my mind and heartTo reveal the ugliness I’ve been hidingSo You…
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10/11 Limerick: Half Overcome
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world! John 16:33 Though it may make me sound dumb I feel like I “half overcome” Yet I’ll make the choice To…
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10/10 Limerick: The Rest of Confidence
The strength in which we must confide Rests mostly in how we abide When He my thirst slakes The risks that I takes Are all, by His blood, justified Today I will rest my confidence In His work Not mine
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10/8 Tri-Limerick: Un-a-veil-able Truth
The reason my work seems “travail” / Is deeper truth hides beneath “veil” / Yet this is quite kind / For if in my mind / Distractedness would make me fail
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10/6 Bi-Limerick: S-Word-S
A Word that divides Soul and Spirit? / Sounds like I shouldn’t go near it!
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Connecting Others With Jesus – Day 4 Reflections
Becoming an Immanuel Approach Facilitator requires growing in three areas: 1. Which part do you think would be easiest for you? Why?Probably emotional maturity.Not that I am necessarily that mature, but it is something I have been very deliberate in pursuing. 2. Which part do you think would be hardest…
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10/5 Limerick: Praispective
My greatest need for corrective Is taking on a Praise Perspective When things go wrong I lift up a song ‘Cause that’s how His Kingdom’s infective! Today I will practice infectious praise
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Connecting Others With Jesus – Day 3 Reflections
What about connecting with Jesus do you find: My excitement and apprehension is probably the same: getting out of our left brains!
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10/4 Epic Poem: Authenti-City
Hat tip to Seth Godin Pairs well with “ability vulner” Q. What skill would you like to learn? A. How best to live in “Authenti City“ Life in the city “Authenti” Isn’t what I thought it would be They said I could do what I want Safe from the conformist…
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Connect Others With Jesus Challenge – Day 2 Homework
Jesus was playing with me, like a girl with her Barbie.
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10/3 Epic Poem: Call to Arms
Hat tip to Babes in Arms Q. What details of your life could you pay more attention to? A. Perfecting Rest This world may be subtle and cruel But I refuse to play the fool In order to defeat the truthless I feel that I must be ruthless
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