The Blazing Center

Refreshing Work

1 March 2010

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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” MT 11.28-30 “Before you [...]

What If I Don’t Feel Peace?

10 November 2009

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Sometimes we make our faith in Jesus way too mystical. For example, how often have you said or heard the phrase, “I’ve got a peace about [insert decision/circumstance].”? If I haven’t said those exact words, I’ve at least thought them in one form or another. And we speak about this peace like it has some [...]

Hope For Anxious Hearts

6 April 2009

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My first 2 years as a Christian I was a ball of anxiety. Every morning I awoke with a knot in my stomach and an invisible hand on my throat. All day long I’d suck in shallow quivering breaths and exhale, trying to relax. I was stuck in a job from Gehenna, clueless as to [...]

Rivet Your Eyes on Christ

27 October 2008

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Recently a banker told me that our current financial crisis is the worst he’s seen in his lifetime. A man in our church recently watched his investments plummet $20,000. Another mentioned that retirement had been on his radar screen, but now it seems to have sunk into the horizon. When billionaire Warren Buffet feels his [...]