Being Transformed by Thoughts and Choices
Six years ago (2005), I launched my first self-hosted blog, CultureFeast.com (now under new ownership). It was SUPPOSED to be an online bookstore. But I never took the time to locate suitable eCommerce technology that would work for a startup. Since I put a lot of time and energy into the name and invested a [...]
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How backwards does this sound? This statement flies in the face of the socialist ideal. Not intending to be political at all, actually. But the Kingdom does not give out equally to all. And yet this is just, because He is just. And somehow, I just love the paradox. I’ve heard Bill Johnson say that [...]
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The fear of failure will eventually result in doing nothing. — John Paul Jackson This is similar to yesterday’s quote, but sometimes fresh wordings prompt deeper understandings within our hearts. I’ve known ever since 1999 that I was going to write books. Fear of failure stalled my efforts as I attempted to learn “enough” to [...]
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Spiritual paralysis comes when we are afraid of making a mistake, thus the sin of the buried talent. — John Paul Jackson Someone is READING. MY. MAIL. This quote describes nearly a decade of my spiritual life, from the age of 20 to 28. I call it the Dead Zone, where I “worked on character” rather [...]
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Too many times our language says we have greater confidence that Satan will pummel us than the Lord to conquer through us. — John Paul Jackson How many times do we talk like we expect bad things to happen? Sometimes we call this being “realistic”, because we’ve had our hopes dashed enough times that self-preservation instincts [...]
Continue reading...My favorite part is the young boy who tells about his knuckles being jammed together and then perfectly spread apart again. He yells out, “I love Jesus!”
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