Tag: contemplative
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DUMB & DANGEROUS Read Matthew 21:28-32
Towards the end of February, when we had a few days of mild weather, I decided to take a spiritual retreat day and return to Inglis Falls, a place I often hike in the summer. It’s an area I know very well. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do any serious hiking at the…
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Read Luke 11: 21-26 Part 1 Protecting my house
The context of this passage is an accusation that Jesus is casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub (see v14-20). It’s good to have that backdrop, but I want to focus on the other two sections of this discourse, being (1) the strong man guarding his house and (2) the empty house. I…
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Read Luke 11:21-26 Part 2 Filling the empty house
A few days have passed since I had my encounter with the Lord, the Stronger One, who had taken my self-armour and freed me from my dungeon (see Pt 1). Today I ‘accidentally’ read the wrong passage for one of my devotional books, and read Luke 11:21-26 again. This ‘accidental reading’ indicated to me…
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Joy in the Trials Read James 1: 2-8, 12
Why does God tell us to ‘consider it joy’ when we are experiencing trials? I don’t know about you, but I don’t find troubles joyful at all. They are painful, and I like most people I know do my best to try and stop the pain or get away from the painful circumstance. Is…
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