Category: "My Life"
Endurance (Perils of Shepherds)
Today's blog post is a series of quotes from David Hansen's book "The Art of Pastoring". It is what God keeps teaching me and what I struggle with. The title of this section in the book is "Endurance." "The fact that we are called by God to love a… more »
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This is good stuff Ira, and ever so true. I think it's a natural consequence to working with people that you will hit this stuff head on - every time, and it is TOUGH to do. I know that when we work with people it is messy , but ever so worth it. But man, you're right.... really hard to do.
01/16/14 @ 16:52
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Blessed
It has been a bit of a rough week for me. I have struggled with some of the strongest discouragement and the heaviest heart I have had in a very long time (years). Throughout this week, God has ministered to me. On Wednesday I met with one of the… more »
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You are truly blessed to have such a mentor. I wish we all had mentors like that. He is a true gift to you it sounds like. Struggles come .....I admire your willingness to share. It helps the rest of us remember that we're all in this humanity boat together and we need to hold each other up with prayer and kind, edifying words. God bless you as you go from glory to glory. You are regularly in my prayers.
11/09/13 @ 12:26
in your weakness God speaks to me strength. I thank him for the elders male and female we have in our church, their wisdom and faithfulness is truly sent from our Father. Thank you Ira and Sarah for your guidance and faithfulness.
11/22/13 @ 18:39
Wonderful (Perils of Shepherds)
"Wonderful, They called me "Wonderful"
So I said "Wonderful" - if you insist, I will be "Wonderful"
And they said "Wonderful", Believe me, it's hard to resist
'Cause it feels wonderful, They think I'm wonderful"
-The Wizard, "Wonderful" (Wicked the… more »
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Personal Update: Looking in the Window
This morning I sat down and planned some more blog posts but as I have turned to write them I decided it was time to be more personal today instead of a reflection or teaching post. It has been a busy but good week so far this week. We had our family… more »
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Big Nothing
03/09/13 08:09, by ozymandius, Categories: Announcements, Family, Living Life, Personal Reflections, My Life, Theology Lived
When I was a teenager, I had a really poor self-image. I was depressed and hated myself. I had no idea at the time that such dark and depressing thoughts were a sign of an ego out of control. I wasn't proud of myself, but I was the center of my unive… more »
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Right on the head!
When Jesus said "Love your neighbor as yourself", he was NOT saying "You cannot love your neighbor unless you love yourself." I have heard it interpreted that way countless times.
He was saying "You love yourself, now go love your neighbor the same way." So this blog expands that idea magnifcently.
03/29/13 @ 07:55
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