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Book Review: Eyes Wide Open

June 18, 2009

Eyes Wide Open: See and Live the Real You
by Jud Wilhite
For the last three years I have taught a class for the residents of Hope Ministries (formerly Hope Rescue Mission) in South Bend. It’s the first class in their Core Programming for those who are willing to accept more than just a free bed and meal.
During [...]

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Proverbs 31

March 19, 2009

The last chapter of Proverbs is best-known for it’s section on the “virtuous wife” – that ideal woman of dreams. But she is actually the third of three sections in chapter 31.
Like in chapter 30, we know nothing of Lemuel or his mother, except that he was a king and that God’s people recognized him/them [...]

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I saw Christ today

February 25, 2009

As I walked out of the Family Life Center at Hope Ministries after teaching class today, I looked across the street and saw Bruce, a former Hope student. He called, and I waved. I called out to ask how he was doing, while he crossed the street. The closer he got I could tell something [...]

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Proverbs 14

February 17, 2009

Continuing thoughts from Proverbs 14
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen. (14:4)
This reminds me of a conversation our small group had this week about the nature of a worship service. If we intend to use the service to introduce people to Christ and [...]

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Book Review: The Shack

August 6, 2008

The Shack by William P. Young, 256 pages, Windblown Media
It’s rare that I read fiction anymore. Not because I don’t like it. But with all of the leadership, church- and ministry-related, doctrinal, and school-mandated books, articles, blogs, magazines, etc. that I read, it’s hard to make time to read something that’s not true – that’s [...]

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