Purity of Heart

Purity of Heart

Sometimes everything you know, love, and remember about a poerson can be summed up in one picture. A moment frozen in time that speaks continually…

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Lois, Eunice, Timothy & the Grameen Bank: A Mother's Day Story

Lois, Eunice, Timothy & the Grameen Bank: A Mother’s Day Story

The Grameen Bank was founded in Bangladesh by Dr. Muhammed Yunus in 1976. The project eventually flourished and unleashed a movement of micro-lending and other…

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Consider the Cost

Consider the Cost

It is a dreaded topic. It is probably not preached enough. And when it is preached I rarely leave feeling very good about the overall…

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Consecrate Your Temple

Consecrate Your Temple

No, this is not a post on fitness. I just could not resist the lovely picture. And besides, the image is not totally disconnected from…

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Reflection on the Queer-Pentecostal Dialogue

Reflection on the Queer-Pentecostal Dialogue

Last week I participated in a symposium at Princeton Theological Seminary that sought to explore the issue of homosexuality in the Pentecostal church. The symposium potentially…

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Good to Great

Good to Great

Probably most of us have heard of Jim Collins’ bestselling book from 2001, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t. It…

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Homosexuality in the Pentecostal Church

Homosexuality in the Pentecostal Church

Today I am participating in a Pentecostal Symposium at Princeton Theological Seminary organized by The Association of Charismatic and Theological Students (ACTS) organization of the…

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The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim’s Progress

Posting devotions in Germany did not work out as planned, but today we are starting back with our daily posts.   pro-gres-sion  [pruh-gresh–uhn] noun 1.      …

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Ornaments

Ornaments

I am in Germany this week, but will try at least to post a short devotion each day. The fear of the Lord teaches wisdom,…

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There's Something About Mary

There’s Something About Mary

Emily recently wrote about Mary the mother of Jesus as a type of Christ carrier for all of us to model ourselves after. There are…

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Verify

Verify

As I have mentioned before, my Grandpa was a gregarious and boisterous coal-miner-turned-Pentecostal-preacher from the Appalachian mountains. There was nothing subtle about him. He would…

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Relationships: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Relationships: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Parenting Ourselves and Our Relationships If you listen to enough testimonies you will discover that there are certain themes that pop up over and over…

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Easter: The Power to Die

Easter: The Power to Die

Easter is a celebration, and rightly so. At the core of the Kerygma proclaimed by Jesus and His disciples is the death, burial and resurrection…

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Prison: A Maundy Meditation

Prison: A Maundy Meditation

Prison is a lonely place to be. It is a place without hope. No hope of escaping those walls that men have built. Yet over…

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Concerning Our Tribe: Letters from the Future

Concerning Our Tribe: Letters from the Future

October 26, 2063 My Dear Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren: Today I turned ninety. I have been blessed with a long and fruitful life. Nothing…

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