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The show-me state…of mind
No, we're not headed to Missouri this day, just borrowing their fine motto for a few minutes. You know -- in the sense of "Back up what you're saying", "Prove it", "Give me an example", and such like. These days you'd better have some back-up to what you're agreeing...
It’s not just what you see…
Seeing is believing, right? What you see is what you get....isn't it? In nature, this tends to be true: we're often fond of saying, "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck!" Sometimes, though, what looks for all...
All done!
Done, complete, over, through, accomplished, FINISHED! Doesn't it feel good get done with something? A job you've worked on, something you began and couldn't even picture the end of when you started? There are a lot of things we're not particularly excited about...
What do you love?
Love-hate, black-white, up-down, north-south, right-left, dark-light: these describe the reality of opposites. Many bedrock decisions come down to two choices -- you can't do both at the same time. The beginning of time was characterized by God dividing the...
What do you see when you zoom out?
Wouldn't it be really great to have the viewpoint on things we get by using Google Earth (for the uninitiated, that's the free app for your phone or computer that zeros in on any address your give it to look up, or on your current location, showing the "satellite's...
Worship that moves God
I suppose the best-known trademark of who we are as Pentecostals is the way we worship God openly and vocally and actively. It's the most immediate indication that something unique is going on with these congregations, but what is the reason for it? Are these folks...
Where’d I get that idea…?
Can we always trust what we see? How about what we hear? I remember the old adage: never trust what you hear, and only half of what you read (these days, I think it's down to less than half!). How are our perceptions influenced? By our experiences? By long-held...
Are we there yet?
There's just nothing like those endless desert landscapes, intolerably vast stretches of frozen tundra, and unbroken strings of mile-high mountain ranges (all lying, of course, within five miles of home) that cause children worldwide to cry out in desperation,...
Awesome — and getting better!
That's how I'd have to describe the past 26 years (OK, I'll go ahead and admit it - that's the last half!) of my life. Twenty-six years ago today, I made a decision that changed everything about what living for God meant to me. In spite of being happy with my...
Susan Jenkins
Susan enjoys savoring the life God has entrusted to her in the beautiful corner of the South she is blessed to call home. Check out Susan’s books in the link below.