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Lenten Poems – Came Home Seeing (21)
Jesus had compassion on those who were limited physically, as we see in his healing the man blind from birth. He doesn’t hold back his grace or love; nor does he amend his answers to the teachers of the law to suit them – as we will see even more tomorrow. “I was blind but…
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Devotional of the week: Pilgrims by faith (10 in Pilgrim series)
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and…
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Lenten Poems – Free Indeed (20)
So much opposition Jesus faced. The teachers of the law misunderstood him, and as time went along, they grew more and more entrenched against him. Several of his key statements about himself come in chapter 8 – that he’s the light of the world, and that he’ll set us free. Freedom! Let’s claim it today.
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Lenten Poems – Throwing Stones (19)
Not everyone thought this moving story of who has the right to throw stones should be included in the Bible. For centuries it wasn’t, partly, historians think, because of a reticence over including such a story that concerns illicit sex (and note how the teachers of the law didn’t bring the man caught in the act…
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Lenten Poems – Living Water (18)
Living water, flowing from within. Cleansing water. Life-giving water. This we receive from God. This we share with a thirsty world.
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Lenten Poems – Persecution (17)
I knew that Jesus was persecuted, but spending more time in John’s gospel as I write these poems brings home the thread of attack and bitterness coming from the chief priests and teachers of the law. Have you experienced this sense of being defensive and on edge when your authority is questioned?
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A Love Song for London by Shaneen Clarke
When I met up for a coffee with Shaneen Clarke recently, we marveled about how as sisters in Christ we can go deep immediately even though we are new friends. That’s such a gift that God gives, and one I don’t take for granted. I love her passion and her faith, and the way she…
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Lenten Poems – Bread of Life (16)
“We want this bread,” the people tell Jesus. He tells them to come to him, that they may never hunger again. Bread, anyone?
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Lenten Poems – Twelve Baskets (15)
“We don’t have enough,” the disciples tell Jesus. He, however, sees an abundance where they only see scarcity.
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Behind the Publishing Scenes: Interview with Steve Mitchell, Publisher for Finding Myself in Britain
What a great pleasure it is for me to welcome Steve Mitchell to my blog today. He’s a visionary, mentor, and encourager, and has probably the strongest and deepest understanding of the UK Christian retail market out there. I owe him a deep debt, for without him, my book would never have been published. So…
