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Life is Not Too Short

Posted on June 17, 2015June 23, 2016 by Michael Rose
The following is a piece by a young woman, Jacqueline Warner, just prior to passing away from Cancer. The Valley of the Shadow of Death can be the fertile ground for some profound insights. It can cut through the crap and cliche’s getting to the real heart of life, and provides some deep perspective on…
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Can you Hear Me? The Skill of Listening

Posted on June 15, 2015June 23, 2016 by Michael Rose
Learning to listen well has been a life long challenge for me, and maybe for some of you. Many of us can get caught in defensive listening. Defensive listening is the temptation to listen looking for an error, or to formulate a response or a rebuttal before the person has finished speaking. Sometimes we listen through…
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Pastors: Stop the Cloning! – Discipleship

Posted on April 28, 2015June 23, 2016 by Michael Rose
Have you ever experienced a situation where someone, in the name of Jesus, tried to fashion you into their own image of Jesus? As well-meaning leaders we want to help others mature in faith, help them grow in Christ-likeness. Unfortunately, we can sometimes have a narrow idea of what this Christ-likeness looks like, and often…
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We ARE Chosen

Posted on April 6, 2015February 27, 2017 by Michael Rose
How many of us remember the ad-hoc choosing of teams in the school yard? “I’ll take Jimmy.”  “I’ll take Jane” and so forth until there is a lone person left and chosen by default.  There were times when I was growing up that I found myself the last to be chosen.  It is an awkward feeling to not…
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Black Holes, Jesus and the Victory of God

Posted on April 2, 2015November 2, 2017 by Michael Rose
I am a bit of a sci-fi geek. I grew up watching Star Trek, Star Wars and just about anything with aliens and outer space.   One of the coolest phenomena which provided great plots and excitement was the mysterious Black Hole! A Black Hole is a phenomenon in outer space that has a gravitational…
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My God, my God why have you forsaken me?

Posted on March 30, 2015June 23, 2016 by Michael Rose
I have been reflecting the Gospel accounts of our Lord hanging on the Roman tree, and I am gripped by the sheer terror of the event. As Jesus hung there in great anguish, He cried out “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?) (Mt.27:46) For a long time, I…
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Don’t Mind the Mess. Jesus Doesn’t.

Posted on February 16, 2015October 4, 2016 by Michael Rose
I had an aunt who was a neat freak.  There’s no other way to put, and she would agree, if through gritted teeth and tight-lipped smile.  I have a memory of visiting her home and my wife-to-be mistakenly walking into the freshly vacuumed family room.  My aunt shrieked with panic as my betrothed’s socked foot…
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Peacemakers vs Peacekeeping: Dealing with Conflict

Posted on February 14, 2015August 6, 2020 by Michael Rose
Do you cringe at the thought of conflict? Do you often go to great lengths to avoid conflict at all costs? Do you tend to appease when you probably should confront? You may be a peacekeeper. There is a difference between the peacemaker and the peacekeeper. Peacekeepers will go to great lengths to avoid or…
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Gratitude: Spiritual Practice Series

Posted on January 16, 2015August 16, 2020 by Michael Rose
Gratitude is more than just saying please and thank you! Gratitude is the proceeds thankfulness. Gratitude is more of an awareness where thankfulness is more thoughtful and action that flows from gratitude. The thank-yous are a social response flowing from gratitude. Gratitude is something we cultivate within ourselves as we begin to shift our thinking from…
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Christ as a Light – A Celtic Prayer

Posted on January 4, 2015February 14, 2018 by Michael Rose
The following is an old Celtic prayer.  It has been called the Christ Canticle and was often a part of Celtic Christian liturgy.  I find this prayer to be a great way to start my day, especially when the day ahead could be stressful. I appreciate the reminder of  Jesus’ word that He will never…
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