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The Buckley’s Solution

Buckleys square_Tired of all the drama around you? The Bible offers a surprising solution.

 

“How wonderful it is, how pleasant for God’s people to live together in harmony! … That is where the Lord has promised his blessing – life that never ends.”  Psalms 133:1,3b GNB

 

The King James Version of the Bible translates the word harmony as unity. I knew there was power in unity – both good and bad. The Upper Room and the Tower of Babel both illustrate the power of unity for good (or not!) however I didn’t realize there is also peace and divine blessing in unity.  (more…)

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By lifetab, ago

Amazing Love

Amazing loveRecently a friend commented, “I wish someone would look at me, like some people look at menus.”

It was such an unusual and thought provoking statement that it stuck with me for days. I think at the core of this expression there is a longing that resonates in each of us to be known completely, desired, and loved unconditionally. Most of us long for this kind of unconditional love and search for it through human relationships. Hollywood often portrays the message that if you could just meet the right person, your soulmate, you would find this kind of a relationship. As I was pondering the almost universal longing in this statement, (more…)

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By lifetab, ago

Trust the Voice

trusting GodMany of us have seen or participated in a game where one person is blind folded and their partner leads them around obstacles to get to the other side of the course. The individual blind folded has no sight, no sense of direction, they just simply trust the voice of their partner to keep them safe.

The same can be said with us, as we follow God. Oftentimes we want to trust Him, and we want to give Him all that we have and follow his voice, however we get frightened because we can’t see the way. (more…)

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By lifetab, ago

Overboard for Jesus

overboardThe term “going overboard” has a literal and also a figurative meaning. When you are on a boat and  jump off you are going overboard. This phrase has also gained a meaning for people who act in ways that are considered extreme. When we see someone acting  in an extreme manner, we will often say they are going overboard.

In Matthew 14:28-31 we see that Peter stepped out of the boat in the middle of a storm, this would be considered slightly extreme, some would call it going overboard. What made this different is that Jesus had invited him to come and Peter stepped out and obeyed. What some may label as extreme is simply a step of faith to where Jesus has invited you to walk.  

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By lifetab, ago

Are You A Learner?

boy - apple on head squareLearning Facts:

FACT #1: It is possible to get an education and not learn from it.

FACT #2: Successful people are continually learning.

FACT #3: Anything not growing is diminishing.

FACT #4: There isn’t anything in life that you can’t learn something from.

One minister I know made the statement years ago that he had never heard a sermon that he didn’t learn something from, although a few had come dangerously close. Although he said it in humour, I would like to concur with his point of view and take it a step further. I have never heard, seen, or experienced anything in life that I couldn’t learn something from.

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By lifetab, ago

Confidence to Endure the Storm

storm Everyone, no matter how perfect their lives may seem, has gone through a hard time, a storm. The intensity of the storm should not be judged, because each individual has a different threshold to endure their storm. Some storms will blow things around, and maybe stir up the dirt. Others will blow so hard that we feel like we can’t stand it. Then there are those storms that leave us seemingly without any power and perhaps some damage to our surroundings. Often in a storm, we bear down, close our eyes and try to “ride it out.” What if during these times instead of burying our head and hoping we get through it, we instead trust that we have done the preparation to come out safely and better than before. Those storms that leave us feeling powerless and torn apart, are instead opportunities to rebuild, to become stronger and better than we were before the storm.

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By lifetab, ago

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