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We can know how God feels about our doubts, when we look at how Jesus handled this familiar situation. Jesus was not at all put off, scandalized or intimidated when someone questioned him, especially someone who came from a sincere place, a person who…

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God is FOR you.  

The question was a reasonable one: 'why go into the details about Jesus' trials? Why talk about his torturous, horrific death on the Cross? I get it--Jesus died. Can't we just move on over to the part that matters about Easter? Jesus rose from the…

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Victory!  

It was many years ago now, but it seems like it was yesterday. Surreal? For sure. I recall blindly stumbling onto an airplane to fly to Northern California to conduct the funeral of my dear mother. I did an admirable job, I…

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This is long - it has to be - and even then, some of the detail is missing. Understand with me that there are those who read these Morning Briefings that do not know what Jesus endured so that we can have relationship with him ... in this life and forever.

Herod was…

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Thursday night deserves closer attention by us.  

No one wants to be judged - especially in a court where the judge is crooked. 

We turn our eyes toward the dark of night in Jerusalem - a bound and shackled Jesus has been drug back across the Kidron…

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Jesus was fond of praying around trees, near the water, on a hillside--maybe that's why I do, too

It had been a very long day.

For Jesus, it was the longest day ever, as the day went on and on, all the way through the…

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We have seen Jesus

 -baptized by John in the Jordan River,

-bid fishermen, Follow Me! And...they did!

 -touch and heal more people than we can…

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How can you know God's will?

Jesus enters Jerusalem. Luke 19.28-44

Ah, Spring!

A lifelong Californian, I had little appreciation for the changing seasons of the year, but now I truly do. My dormant…

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People are looking at their investment portfolios...  'just wondering, have you considered what Jesus thinks about your investment strategy?

~Peter Thiel made an investment of $500,000 in Facebook in 2005. In 2012, he sold 80% of the shares he owned for…

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Jesus was a keen thinker.

To be sure, we can get an idea of his thinking by what he was teaching his disciples, the crowds, Jewish leaders, individuals who came looking for him, and those he seemed to…

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I cannot keep going as if this sentence did not jump off the page of my Bible, demanding a closer look, and some consideration.

Luke started off chapter 18 with Jesus' parable about the persistent…

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Experiencing the Faithfulness of God.

There is no point in putting our faith in anything we do not find trustworthy.  

It is not reasonable to trust God unless we have found him…

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"The proper way for men to pray," said Deacon Lemuel Keyes,

"and the only proper attitude is down upon the knees."

"No, I should say, the way to pray," said Reverend Dr. Wise,

"is standing straight with arms…

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I was an unlikely character in the urban scene of Long Beach, California. Drawn there because of the raw need of those who lived on the street ... those who needed more than food and shelter--they needed Jesus.

One day, I had gone into the city park where so many…

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We were deep in discussion when she stopped, put both hands squarely down on the lunch table in an emphatic manner and said, “I do trust God—really I do. But I struggle with letting go of the anxiety and sometime fear. I'm wondering if you can help…

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I know it is March Madness and basketball brackets are on people's minds--'so we're clear, I've got Duke to go all the way.

But first, for just a moment, I want to direct your thoughts to…

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The last Morning Briefing drew responses--

'God would run to me, for me?' folks wanted to know. 'Was Jesus talking real talk in what you just wrote?' Yes, Jesus was. The Father did. He would . . . run to you. Ah, the image of…

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Crazy, violent weather is sweeping through many states, mine included. Through the window, I can see my American flag whipping in the wind, and rain splashing in puddles in the street, so it is a great day to write. And as I do, I am certain my subject matter could not be any more…

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Find yourself in this story.

Think about it - when someone sends you a group picture from an event you attended... what do you do? You look for your mug. 'How do I look in this picture? Is it a 'good' shot? (i.e. is it flattering?) Ha, ha we all do it. In…