I once had a jeep Wrangler. It was loud on the inside. It was slower than I like to go on the freeway. It was somewhat cold in the winter. It was a rough ride on pavement. But it did have it’s advantages. For one, owning a jeep comes with an automatic membership in the “Aren’t We So [...]
December 8, 2007
Categories: Jesus . . Author: craig hicks . Comments: 1 Comment
“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.”
“To and fro” is ceaseless activity. A never ending quest. There is a yearning quality to it. The Seeker can’t wait to find someone to support. He is excited to do it. He [...]
December 7, 2007
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`I’ll begin with a confession. I’m not a big time reader of self-help or devotional type books. I prefer mysteries and thrillers, histories and biographies. I have read my share of self-help and devotional books, but after awhile they sort of run together. I’ll read anything Brennan Manning writes. Beyond that I am very, very picky.
In my experience the [...]
December 4, 2007
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Yesterdays post was ready to go before the reaction to my Memorial Drive post was known to me. So this one really should be the one that follows it.
This is really weird. I’ve only been blogging for a few weeks. When I began, I wrote knowing very few people would actually read what I was [...]
September 7, 2007
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This post is one of the reasons I prefer for Jesus to tell me who I am. And what I believe. I was in a dark place. I read the gospel of John over and over. I said, “Jesus, this is the truth of who I am.” And He said, by way of Nicodemus, “Craig, [...]
September 1, 2007
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