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    Say No – Proverbs from the 2012 Intensive – Volume IV

    no/nō/ excl. A negative response; a denial or refusal Learn to say NO. We are all empty vessels with a funnel at the top and stuff pours into us and fills us up so we can pour ourselves out on our families, friends, and those we meet. Be filled with the right stuff so you...

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    Breaking the Limits Placed on God in Our Lives

    A good friend of mine has dedicated her career to prostate cancer research primarily through studies involving mice.  A while back she showed me a few images from her work. These get a little technical, but hang with me: there is a big idea here that I want to convey. This particular study is an...

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    Hurry Up – Proverbs from the 2012 Intensive – Volume III

    hur·ry/ˈhərē/ Verb: Move or act with haste; rush Hurry is an attitude which comes from an agreement with a lie that God is expecting more from you than you can do. Deal with it.   – John M.

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    Cultivating a Culture of Questions

    “Daddy, when I was in mommy’s belly could I see God since God lives in mommy’s heart?” “Daddy, when we go to heaven are we older or younger?” “Do those firefighters love God?” “Does a fish have a penis?”  “When I get married will my husband carry me into our house?”  “How is this tree...

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    Cultivate – Proverbs from the 2012 Intensive – Volume II

    cul·ti·vate/ˈkəltəˌvāt/  verb: prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening; break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting You have one life to live, it is yours. Be present in it. Cultivate your life and domain as if it were your private garden. Your future harvest will depend on it.        ...

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    Be There – On Parenting the Heart

    Much of the time I blow it.  But these past few months I’ve been focused on being present and engaged with my kids, and my wife, at the expense of so many other things… Teaching Abigail how to make beaded necklaces and sew a button Shooting bows, laser tag, picnics at a hidden lake Teaching...

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