Love just keeps forgiving, and forgiving, and forgiving…

March 31, 2011

I directed a Vacation Bible School once. I had new ideas, fresh plans, big visions. I ran headlong into it. But… there was one influential older person that kept blocking things. Frustration. We were in the foyer of the church just after Sunday Service. She in her power red dress, and fancy earrings and snazzy […]

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Love is the Lamb of God

March 30, 2011

A Son without equal, unrivaled unsurpassed Sent to be common, ordinary, misunderstood Lamb of God He walked the landscapes of pain, anguish, grief, sadness, shame Lamb of Love Lamb of God an offering of affection made an object of blame Lamb of Wisdom Lamb of Love Lamb of God A lamb I was caught in […]

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Love is perfect. Imperfection has issues with this.

March 29, 2011

E source I’m a pretty good guy, but by no means perfect. And the striving for perfection – that’s a good thing, but it’s an impossible quest. So continuing the quest is a good thing… the path paved with good, but always imperfect efforts… and fortunately… the path lined with Grace. But here’s the sad […]

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Love admits “I don’t know”, and asks for stuff (love prays pt. 8)

March 28, 2011

“Give us this day our daily bread.” This is what I call the “gimme gimme, help me help me” part, of the Lord’s Prayer. This is the part of prayer officially called “supplication” and “petition”. In case you’re just jumping in – we’re in the middle of a series digging into prayer – which began […]

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Love “does” like the “doing” in Heaven (love prays pt7)

March 25, 2011

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven… We’re going over my humble little system of prayer – it began here. This part of The Lord’s Prayer used to be hard too, just like “thy kingdom come” – from yesterday. I used to wonder, “How can we possibly do the will of […]

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Love really wants God’s kingdom to come (love prays pt 6)

March 24, 2011

Thy kingdom come… Here’s the part of the pattern of the Lord’s prayer that I struggled with for a long time. Two big problems. First, my question, “Why does the God of all things need me to pray for this?” The problem was one word, “need”. God is the one person who “needs” nothing outside […]

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Love worships the one who IS in heaven (prayer pt 5)

March 23, 2011

So this is my system. This is just my way. It’s not the way. Except “The Lord’s Prayer” part. That’s His way. ღ To stay in touch with God throughout the waking hours – “Tweeting” with him all the time. (here) ღ To pray him first, others second, myself third – or not at all. […]

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