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Tag: faith in real life

Where’s Waldo?

Posted on January 29, 2013September 7, 2014 by Michael Rose
One of the richest things for me the past while has been learning to see God in all things. I have to admit some days I am blind as a bat and finding God in some things is like a brutal "Where's Waldo" puzzle. If you have ever seen a Where's Waldo you know these…
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Love Has Feet

Posted on January 3, 2013October 1, 2015 by Michael Rose
Eugene Peterson writes in the Message translation of the Bible that in so many ways love has been graphitti’d over by a self-absorbed culture.  Our modern love stories are more akin to lust stories, and when we look closely at today’s idea of love it is really quite anemic and, for this reason, lacks any…
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Show me the Kingdom of God

Posted on December 14, 2012April 23, 2017 by Michael Rose
A follower of Jesus went into the city to meet with an elderly Spiritual Director.   They sat under the old elm tree and enjoyed a glass of iced tea, enjoying the warmth of the spring day.    As the conversation was lively and often deep, the elder turned to the other and asked quite…
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Underestimating the Love of God

Posted on December 13, 2012December 16, 2014 by Michael Rose
Have you ever become so familiar with something – an idea perhaps – that as good as it may be, it seems to become like the old comfortable bathrobe that you take for granted?  A few years ago, I was driving from one community to another listening to one of my all time favorite singer-song…
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My Plumber Thinks I Should Pay Him

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Michael Rose
With tongue in cheek, the Rant begins… I think everyone ought to know plumbing. Really! No, not just know a little something but competent to do all things plumbing. Fathers should teach sons and daughters everything there is to know about plumbing. After all,there’s not much to it, lots of books available, the internet and don’t forget the code…
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Oh Blessed Vice

Posted on August 8, 2012September 18, 2019 by Michael Rose
It is true that God can use all things for our good – even our sin and brokenness. St. Augustine would call sin his blessed vice because he knew his sin would drive him back to the foot of the cross – relieving him from the heavy burden of it.  This is the beauty and…
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The Present Presence of God

Posted on August 4, 2012May 9, 2013 by Michael Rose
Jesus said He would never leave us or forsake us and this is such a powerful promise and one central to the incarnational nature of the Christian faith.  We are exhorted and encouraged with the promise of Christ in us, the hope of glory and yet so many of us live like we are all alone.  How many…
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Finding God in Real Life

Posted on July 25, 2012September 9, 2015 by Michael Rose
The great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once suggested that life is best understood looking backwards, but it must be lived forwards. A conundrum for sure, for how many of us would like to know how things will work out before we start instead of afterwards! Regardless, while we can’t know every last detail of our future,…
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Leveraging Conflict for Healthier Community

Posted on July 21, 2012October 18, 2018 by Michael Rose
The following is an excerpt from my book “Becoming Love. Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity“.  In this brief section I begin to explore how to steward conflict in church communities with love. _______________________________ In the context of the Love Paradigm the Church community is a reflection of the Kingdom of God, if only as through…
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What Motivates Us?

Posted on July 18, 2012January 23, 2018 by Michael Rose
Daniel Pink was voted one of the top 50 influential business thinkers in the world in 2011 and his book Drive: The Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us capitalizes on 50 years of behavioral science to reveal some surprising insight as to what indeed actually motivates us. For straightforward, mechanical tasks, a financial reward is…
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