When We Lose Ourselves (Identity Theft)

November 23, 2010 by

I had a dream the other night. I didn’t remember it until I went out jogging later in the morning. That’s when God brought it back to me. I was in the house of a former friend from my school days. I was young (like I was back then). And the thing that happened is […]

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Happy Birthday @aheartforgod (2 years)

November 19, 2010 by

It’s my two year birthday on Twitter. (Sorry, I couldn’t fit another candle on the cake.) I started “tweeting” two years ago this very day in 2008 ~ though I had no clue what “tweeting” meant at the time. (You didn’t either when you first started.) Now I’ve done it (tweeted) more than 3o,ooo times. […]

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Let There Be Nothing Left – Today

November 17, 2010 by

“And [Jesus] answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.’” (Luke 10:27) I want to talk about leaving it all on the field ~ leaving it all on the field today. […]

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The Unseen Hand

November 14, 2010 by

We just don’t realize how much God protects us. (I know I don’t.) We had a drug bust take place in our neighborhood recently. I wrote about it in: “SWAT Operation (and the stupid thing I did).” From the same house (where 6 were arrested and 25 lbs. of marijuana was seized) a truck started […]

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Releasing Your Story

November 10, 2010 by

Stories. We all have one. It starts with our parents and a bouncing baby (boy or girl). Then there’s the first tooth. The first step. The first car. The first kiss. And everything in between – and everything beyond – there are the good days – and then there are the not so good days. […]

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7 Points on Spiritual Warfare (plus 3 bonus points)

November 4, 2010 by

“Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep.” (2 Corinthians 11:24-25) If you’ve been a believer in Jesus Christ for very long, you’ve come under the attack […]

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7 things you probably didn’t know about Pastor Mike (but always wanted to)

October 28, 2010 by

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about social media, it’s this: There are so many people that I’d like to know more about their backgrounds, but a Facebook page and 140 characters on Twitter just doesn’t allow for it. With this in mind I’m writing today. And after the example of some others (especially on […]

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A Rhinestone in Heaven

October 25, 2010 by

I was a “baby” Christian and I was learning how to hear God’s voice. I was part of a street ministry team. We would go to different parts of the city (Fremont, California) on Friday nights to share our faith and to speak with people. We befriended a “drunk” (I don’t care about being politically […]

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Applause Addiction

October 18, 2010 by

“And [the devil] led [Christ] to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; [the crowd will love it.]’” (Luke 4:9 with my paraphrase) There’s a certain euphoria that comes from applause. (I know. I’ve experienced […]

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Message From God (When You’re Doubting His Love)

October 14, 2010 by

Sometimes we question God’s love. (It happens.) The circumstances of life, the burdens, they have a way of weighing us down and causing us to wonder whether God is really for us. (It’s true.) I was in Bible school and I wondered if God cared. I wondered if He was even around. (And I was […]

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