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[Chapter 15 of "How God Guides." I'm sure we can all relate to this, where God does his leading sort of behind our backs! If you have a story about this, I'm sure we'd all like to hear it...] “You don’t realize now what I’m doing, but later you will understand.” John 13:7 “Guidance doesn’t …
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In Parts 1 & 2 I’ve been talking about the “suffer-well” versus the “get-well” options for the Jesus follower who is going through difficult times. The conundrum is – am I supposed to endure this pain or escape it? It’s near blasphemy to some people to think that God would purposely leave any of his …
[Chapter 14 of "How God Guides"... You know when you find yourself in a situation that seems coincidental, but you're pretty sure this wasn't just the power of fate or luck? You know when you have a "chance meeting" someone in a place you never go, with someone you haven't seen in years, and you …
In Part 1 I talked about the tension between having faith to “suffer well” and faith to “get well.” Sometimes God has his reasons for miraculously making us well and at other times he gives us the strength to suffer well. The same God who said to Moses, “I am the Lord who heals you,” …
[This is chapter 13 of "How God Guides." Did you ever have a "Whatever"? If not, do you want one? If so, how will you keep it and not lose it like I did? If you do lose it, how does one get it back? All very deep theological topics...] I was in the darkest …
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