Category: Kingdom Perspectives
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Inescapable God
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall…
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a different fairy tale
Jeff Fountain of YWAM, Europe, sends out weekly updates (creatively called “weekly words”). I really appreciated this week’s, so I thought I’d post it here. 04 Sep/06 A different fairy tale The lines, painted in white calligraphy on the black factory wall, silently summarised why we were gathering over the past two weeks as YWAM…
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incomparable hope
My grandfather, a gentle Mennonite man who leaves behind six children, twenty-seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren, passed away unexpectedly last Thursday. I wrote this reflection after his funeral yesterday. The day before Opa died found me in Luke 9:59-60. Jesus called a young man to follow him. “But he said, Lord, suffer me first to…
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The Drama
This has been a significant Easter. A season, a weekend, that has altered my perspective by reminding me that we are all living, not a mundane, meaningless existence, but in a drama that began before creation and reached its most critical point two thousand years ago. It is the story of Life and Death. Last…
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fallen flower
“For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof fadeth away: But the word of the LORD endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” I Peter 1:24-25 A friend of mine…
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beautiful stranger
My friend Alexis and I poured milk for about a hundred people last night, at a dinner down on Drouillard… and if you know Windsor, you know that’s not exactly high society. New Song Church serves dinner for anyone who will come on Friday nights, so we’re talking homeless people and a lot of folks…
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Invasion
Life is mostly predictable, but now and then something BIG happens. Reading Matthew 28 last night, I was struck by the angel. Throughout Scripture “the angel of the LORD” sometimes visits men, intervening in wars and upheaval, battling demonic powers, bringing messages from the throne of almighty God. And now he comes again: “And behold,…
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the song is sweet
“In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.” If you’re familiar with Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, you know what that verse is all about. It was an ancient prophecy, fulfilled when Herod ordered that all…