http://www.thetblog.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en God truly does love us. Every single one of us. With all our baggage of hurt or shame...with all our bondage of sin habits---whether they are seen or unseen by others. The last two days I have been blessed and challenged to spend time again (my 20th--22nd visit since 2003) with ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/10/march-10-it-is-time-for-all-of-us-to-pay-attention/ May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 Oh, I do want this to be true of me. I want God to grab such a hold on me that everything I say, do and think ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/09/march-9-sincere-heartsa-prayer/ Twice this past weekend I saw what I consider very optimistic signs which read: Temporarily Out of Order. I like that. The things that carried this sign were not to be discarded, nor were they to be considered as permanently out of order. There was hope for them yet! They were ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/08/march-8-temporarily-out-of-order/ "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5 Jesus is so beautifully, so powerfully direct with us. He tells it like it is. Jesus is our source of life and ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/07/march-7-complete-and-utter-undeniable-dependence-on-jesus-is-our-greatest-strength/ Happy 7th Anniversary, Transformed By Grace!! O  LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all of the earth!! Psalm 8:1 Wow! I cannot even begin to express my thanks and my awe for what our LORD has done in my own life and with and through the ministry of Transformed ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/06/march-6-happy-7th-anniversary-transformed-by-grace/ This week I have been in Minnesota with staff and students at Bethel University and Seminary...and a few from Northwestern too.  So many of the people I met are truly seeking and choosing to live their lives as Ambassadors of Christ whether they are preparing for jobs in the secular world or for jobs ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/05/march-5-may-we-know-him-better-and-make-him-known/ A few days ago I was on an airplane which was approximately the length of a school bus---and maybe even a little narrower. Personal space had no more meaning than what I imagine the inside of a sardine can would feel like. And, yep, you may have guessed this was ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/04/march-4-outsiders-r-us/ There is no fear in courageous people...There is no fear in mentally healthy people...There is no fear in people who have an easy life...There is no fear in anybody else as much as there is in me...No! No! No!  There is no fear in LOVE. But perfect love drives out fear, because ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/03/march-3-there-is-no-fear-in-love/ There is nothing weak about love. There is nothing frail, flawed or finite about love.   There is nothing weak about our God. There are no frailities or flaws in our all powerful Eternal God. God cannot fail. God will not fail. Neither will God's love. We each must decide if we really believe this. As an individual, we ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/02/march-2-love-is-part-12-love-never-fails/ Love intentionally chooses to hope even when our circumstances seem hopeless. Love intentionally perseveres through our most difficult, confusing, drudgery-filled, and painful times of life. Why? How? Because of Who the source of our love, hope and perseverence is! Our God is the God of hope. There is nothing that God's love cannot transform and ... http://www.thetblog.org/2010/03/01/march-1-love-is-part-11-love-always-hopes-love-always-perseveres/