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Pastor Bryan Lowe
I truly love Jesus, who saved me from destruction. I am His, completely and totally. I have deep issues, but these only enhance His love for me.
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Color Outside the Lines
“Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.” — Mike Yaconelli (Dangerous Wonder) I know that this is not Bible, I have thought a lot about this and I can see no … Continue reading
Posted in art, artwork, believer, carpe diem, creation, creativity, devotional, discipleship, giftedness, grace, Jesus Christ, Mike Yaconelli, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding
Tagged art, artists, beauty, Creativity, faith, Holy Spirit, imagination, Jesus, Mike Yaconelli, personal comments, theology, understanding
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Still Figuring It All Out
I’m Still Learning I’ve learned — that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I’ve learned — that no matter how much I care, … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, giftedness, gifts, glory of God, grace, guest teacher, hope, humor, imagination, internet, life lessons, love, music, peace, promises, quite useful,, quotes, regret, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, transformation, truth, understanding, Very helpful, wisdom, writer
Tagged faith, forgiveness, internet, Jesus, Learning, love, mental health, promises, relationship, Sunday humor series, trials, understanding
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Learning Obscurity, Part Two
I continue to “rake the coals.” The topic is “Becoming Obscure: Just like Jesus.” My main contention is this– our understanding of discipleship has too much “me, and not enough Him.” When Jesus who was the fullness of God in … Continue reading
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Tagged christian, Church, Disciple (Christianity), discipleship, Epistle to the Philippians, faith, God, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, New Testament, NLT, personal comments, Son of man, theology, understanding, wisdom
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Being Obscure: Just Like Jesus
I am processing something right now. I suppose its implications have the potential of turning everything ‘upside down’ for me at least. Some scientists have postulated that our planet is due for a complete magnetic switchover. This is when north … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ Jesus, christian, Church, discipleship, Epistle to the Philippians, faith, God, humility, Jesus Christ, obscurity, servanthood, theology
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Understanding Your Pastor
I think that most of us in the Church fail to get a real grip on what pastoring is all about. And that is sad and bad. Not only do we stunt our pastors growth, but we cripple ourselves, and … Continue reading →