Eric Spangler's personal blog.
LifePoint –Here’s the description of Hell that I read as part of the teaching this past Sunday. The entire article can be found here: http://bit.ly/Hd5Cki
“Hell has two other aspects, rarely considered, which are both curious and frightening. On earth we take for granted two physical properties that help keep us physically,...
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Good morning! Hope you’ve had a good week. Here are just a few thoughts for you as we enter the weekend:
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. -Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
Part of ‘Go Deep’ this year is connected to the development of our prayer life. We wanted to provide some specifics for...
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1. Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians — they are my best workers!
2. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked — I can use them.
3. Blessed are the touchy who stop going to church — they are my...
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It’s a blustery March day . . . Time for a nice warm cup of coffee, chai, or chocolate. Maybe some soup, too. Hope you’ve had a great week!
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about something I’d like to change about my life; it’s not that I’m unhappy; just that I long to be more like Jesus. How about you? I’d like to...
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Came across this today, and found it so helpful in my own renewal: I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now,...
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Wow, the sun has been so nice! This is taken at Seal Beach. For some reason, my smile missed out on the timer… but I REALLY am happy! It was a great day. We hiked 3 miles over a mountain to Haceta Head light, then later in the evening we had a long, 6 mile walk on the...
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It’s always so good to get away with my sweet wife. We’re on the Oregon Coast, having some vacation time together. No agenda. No schedule. Weather beautiful. Ocean inspiring. Lighthouse transfixing . . . I’m...
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Cathy, Bryan, Katherine and I attended the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit this year. I’ve been to at least a half-dozen of them, if not more. Each year I honestly get some great stuff personally and professionally. Bill Hybels reminded us several times over the two days, “When leaders grow, everyone wins.” The Summit closed yesterday with an amazing talk by Erwin McManus. So good to hear him...
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I’m out of town this week for some study/solitude time. Unplugged during the day: listening, praying, seeking, quiet. Evenings are about e-mails, study, plan. I’m stuck on this song by Audrey Assad as I think about my longing for more of Jesus tonight: Show Me Audrey Assad (Listen here: http://bit.ly/pS1i55) (Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/o5nXUc) You could plant me like a tree beside a river You could tangle me in...
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