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Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming

the Abundant Life

Who am I? Good question. Who am I, really?
A very good question, a soul-searching question.

I am in search of The Abundant Life.
Why  choose the abundant life? What is it? And where may it be found?

Join me in my journey to The Abundant Life.

Why desire it?    What is it?   Where is it?

Thought For an abundant day

Better Than “Born Again”

“Born again” is a familiar expression and is found in John 3:5:

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." It means becoming a new person by accepting Christ. Hence the idea of being born again, anew.

This expression is sometimes used as a biblical battering ram: “Have you been born again? When? Or why not?”

Brennan Manning, in his book Ragamuffin Gospel, discovered an expression used in the Deep South that adds so much more majesty and beauty to the experience that “born again” refers to. It is, “Seized by the power of a great affection.”

Manning writes, “These words described both the initiative of God and the explosion within the heart when Jesus, instead of being a face on a holy card with long hair and a robe with many folds, became real, alive, and Lord of one’s personal and professional life.”

Physical experience or intense emotional feeling; which expression do you prefer?

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my journey begins daily

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I begin each day with short reflections based on Study, Prayer, and a commitment to Action (my Bible SPA).

What amazes me is the ease, breadth and depth of these thoughts that can only come from the Holy Spirit. I conclude each reflection with a mention of God’s altar because it is at God’s altar where blessings are bestowed, gratitude is offered, and wholeness is made. And God’s altar may be found anywhere and everywhere, and especially in my heart.

Continue To My Jerusalem

Continue To My Jerusalem

Today I will continue my ascent to my Jerusalem. It is a physical, emotional, and spiritual journey to the spirit of God. Psalm 122:1I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord!Amplified Bible, Classic Edition Today I will ascend to God’s...

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Glorify God In Life’s Shallows

Glorify God In Life’s Shallows

Today I will look for God in the shallows. We live most of life in spiritual shallows; eating, walking, performing mundane tasks. Yet, God is there and that makes them profound. “Beware of posing as a profound person; God became a baby.” (Oswald Chambers, Upmost,...

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Be Held In The Grip Of Love

Be Held In The Grip Of Love

Today I will “be held as in a vice, constrained by the love of God” (Chambers, Utmost, November 20). This is too great a thought for my mind to comprehend and so I must surrender to it.Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His...

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“Lessons From The Helm”

This is my first published book.

“Lessons” presents life’s big lessons from the helm of a very small boat and details a 3-day sailing regatta in which my son and I competed and capsized.
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Lessons From The Helm

Life’s big lessons

“Destroy These False Gods

My latest book. What false gods are vying for your soul? Discover 101 false gods that must be destroyed before they destroy you. Available on Amazon.com

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