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Trained for the Kingdom: February 2010
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Trained for the Kingdom. Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law. Who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”. Friday, February 26, 2010. About treasures and things that are old and new. Seriously, though, teaching is addicting for me . . . in a good way, that is. Seriously, I wanted to finally wrap up some of my thoughts on Matthew 13.52. The simplest answer is that my house is the area, or sphere, over...
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Trained for the Kingdom: life happens . . .
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Trained for the Kingdom. Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law. Who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”. Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Life happens . . . I've discovered that it's impossible to get much of anything done when I'm holding an unhappy 25-pound baby most of the day. And my back hurts. I've written for the blog my husband and I write together. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). When you ...
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: What's in a name?
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Thursday, August 6, 2009. What's in a name? So the blog is titled "Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes" because I misremembered the punchline to an old Dilbert comic. But "Forty Monkeys" just sounds so much easier on my ego than "Three.". I sorta want to steal the line since I think it is brilliant. And now that I know you originally stole it (and incorrectly), I may not feel so bad doing so. August 11, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Bible commands us.
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: March 2013
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Friday, March 29, 2013. I work at a church. It's an incredible privilege to be able to give your best hours of the week to the Kingdom, and it's not a privilege I take lightly. But there's something that happens when your church is your job. it's easy to miss the point. It's so easy to get into "Work Mode." Who do I need to talk to? What responsibilities do I need to take care of? What am I doing after I finish this? How have they set up their greeters? View my complete profile.
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: June 2013
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Friday, June 28, 2013. The blog has been radio-silent for the past two months. I sent this note to some friends and thought it might be worth putting out in public. Hey friends. I've appreciated your prayers and encouragement over the past month. Despite our difficulties, I've never been so aware of God's care and protection. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Husband, dad, follower of Christ. View my complete profile.
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: September 2014
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Monday, September 22, 2014. This past week was the anniversary of Rich Mullins' death, but I was too busy to write anything. I'll save the exact reasons I still love Rich's music for another post; here I just wanted to record two memories I have from his concerts. The first was from a show in the mid-90s. Rich talked more in his concerts than any musician I've ever seen. And he was fascinating. He was great at calibrating invitation and challenge. Rich just stood on the stage ...
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: October 2014
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. My friend Rachel wrote a powerful piece last week called “ I Would Fail Abraham’s Test. 8221; She refers to the mind-blowing story in Genesis 22 of God’s command to Abraham to sacrifice his son. If you’re not familiar with the story, you can read it here. I am not yet a mother, and still I know, deep in my gut, that I would sooner turn my back on everything I know to be true than sacrifice my child on the altar of religion. Maybe the real test. Doesn...
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: August 2013
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Friday, August 16, 2013. The Strategy of Satan. This entire post is a reaction to a brilliant post by one of my favorite authors. It's worth reading. Let me know if you want to push back or hear more about this: I could go on all week. Who would we invite? Pause there. New thought. What is the purpose of God in the world? Surely the best way to tell is to look at Jesus. What was Jesus' primary purpose? What overriding logic applied to all of his actions and words on earth?
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: April 2013
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Saturday, April 20, 2013. Saturday, April 20, 2002. Hard to believe. And we love each other more now than we did then. Friday, April 19, 2013. Cynicism and the new Dove ad. You've seen the new Dove ad already, right? If not, you should see it. It's really an incredible piece. Watch it full screen, it's worth it. And yet by the middle of the first viewing all of my warning bells are going off. Are there some good thoughts in here? Probably not. But the point stands: while t...
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes: October 2012
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Forty Monkeys, Ten Minutes. Tuesday, October 16, 2012. How we manage our money. This past week, I posted this on Facebook:. Never seen that before. That is, without a doubt, my most-interacted with bit of social media ever ( Wolfram Alpha agrees. I was stunned to see the number of people who liked it. We didn't get that much interest when announcing the birth of our kids! I've been hosting Financial Peace University. Is much more than we were getting for our points. We keep our cash in envelopes. Here's ...
