Before I Wake Up, Part 2 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 1 Corinthians 13:11 A common way to name the stages of spiritual growth is cleaning up, growing … Continue reading Before I Wake Up, Part 2
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Podcast of Before I Wake
Before I Wake
Before I Wake Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Childhood bedtime prayer In the bedtime prayer of my childhood, I prayed, “If I should die before I wake, I pray the … Continue reading Before I Wake
Podcast of Rites of Passage, Part 2
Rites of Passage, Part 2
Rites of Passage, Part 2 Then the Lord God said, “See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.” He drove out the man and at the east of the … Continue reading Rites of Passage, Part 2
Podcast of Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rites of passage, which used to be a common element in many cultures, are a form of dying before we die. They are methods of recognizing the end of … Continue reading Rites of Passage
Podcast of Anxiety and Death, Part 4
Anxiety and Death, Part 4
Anxiety and Death, Part 4 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife...or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Exodus 20:17 When we are anxious, we are dead to the moment. We may be physically alive, but we are separated from what makes us a living, conscious being. That … Continue reading Anxiety and Death, Part 4
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