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Itsy Bitsy Spider – A life lesson

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Itsy Bitsy Spider – A life lesson

When my daughter was very small, she had a favorite song she would sing, very loudly, often for hours at a time. This song is one most, if not all, of us know very well. “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”. Just mentioning the song has many of you singing it right now. Like many children, my daughter, when she was first learning the song, replaced some of the correct words she could not remember, with something else so she could continue the song. In her case she added the words “whumpa whumpa”. Here is how it went...

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Overly Familiar

Friday, April 3, 2009

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Overly Familiar

I find myself often speaking to Him in the imperative when I pray: "Lord, help me." "Lord, make this right." "Lord, forgive me." As I filter these requests through the leper's approach, they suddenly sound more like commands to me. I wonder how they feel to Jesus? These words come from years of familiarity with Jesus. Familiarity is supposed to be a good thing. It should feel like a great shirt that you would never get rid of, even though it has holes in it and the color faded about a thousand washes ago. I've known Him since childhood. But the problem begins when my reliance upon Him degenerates to a degree of expectation.

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Devo :: The Lord’s Prayer

Thursday, August 23, 2007

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When was the last time you read through the Lords Prayer slowly? To actually think about what it says. If you’re like me you have heard it and said it a thousand times. Maybe you’ve even listened to someone preach about why it’s organized the way that it is. Today I noticed the most common word in our language tucked ever so neatly in the middle of the prayer. That word though might be the most important word in the whole passage. The word? Think you know? It’s simply two letters, A-S. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Have you ever stopped to think about the implications of those words?

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