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The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening: An Easy Way to Help Others

Hearing what people say is one thing. Really listening is something else entirely. What turns listening into an art form is learning how to juggle listening to others and listening for the Lord at the same time. Listen well enough to others and you will more easily hear from the Lord. These simple rules and visual images will help put you on track, but only practice makes perfect.  And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”…

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Who Is the Holy Spirit? Part 2

Who Is the Holy Spirit? Part II (And What Is He Doing upon Me?)

Funny, isn’t it, just how much meaning can turn on something as simple as a preposition? Did you put the ice cream on the fridge or in it? Makes quite a difference doesn’t it? Especially as time goes on… In an earlier article, “Who Is the Holy Spirit? (And What Is He Doing inside Me?),” I wrote about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, trying my level best to lift the veil surrounding the “Mystery Person” of the Trinity who…

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Who Is the Holy Spirit? Part 1

Who Is the Holy Spirit? (And What Is He Doing inside Me?)

Don’t look now, but if you asked Jesus to save you, the Holy Spirit of God is living inside of you. Wonder of wonders, salvation comes with two huge gifts: the forgiveness of our sins through what Jesus did for us, and a whole new way of life through what the Holy Spirit can now do inside of us. Just as Jesus became our death (at the cross), so the Holy Spirit becomes our new life (when we die to…

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The 2 Facts of the Resurrection

Two Facts of the Resurrection of Jesus (That Unlock Mysteries of the Universe)

“Faith wants to become FACT!” That phrase was ringing in my ears as I awoke early on Easter morning. Clear as a bell, I knew Jesus was speaking to me about two facts. Fact #1: Jesus is alive! Fact #2: I know it for a fact! What others may see as my “faith” isn’t faith at all. It’s knowledge of the FACTS. Faith has nothing to do with it. An eternal truth was revealed to little old me. I was…

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