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Strong spirits: who, me?
In confessing to each other, the love and mercy of God show up most clearly.
Gary Schwerin
Besides serving as pastor at Caledonia Church, Gary Schwerin is the Spiritual Development Minister for the Rockford YMCA and Executive Director of Bridge Ministries of Rockford.
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Strong spirits: wanna be great?
Would you rather be served, or serve?
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Strong spirits: Really? Submit?
Submission flies in the face of our independence, our freedom, our rights.
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Strong spirits: get alone
Begin with listening, being still, waiting.
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Strong spirits: simplify!
Simplicity means less clutter, less stuff, more focus, more flexibility.
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Strong spirits: are you learning?
Study makes our minds strong, and a strong mind helps make for a strong spirit as well.
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Strong spirits: what are you hungry for?
If Jesus needed it, maybe we do, too.
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Strong spirits: talking and listening to God
It's something almost all of us do, even unknowingly.
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Strong spirits: let's celebrate!
What do the angels do when any of us sinners repents? They celebrate!
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Strong spirits: the most significant thing I will ever do
This, more than anything else we do, may shape the world for good.
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Strong spirits: what are you thinking about?
For the Christian. meditation is the business of looking and listening.
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Strong spirits: Yes! You can!
The apostle Paul gave up everything for the one thing that really matters.
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Strong spirits: there's a balance
We need to remain connected to God, but also do whatever he calls us to do.
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Strong spirits: wait a minute
Let's wait gratefully.
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Strong spirits: do you love him?
It isn't how we feel about God that matters.
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Strong spirits: everyone talks about love
But who can possibly love like this?
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Strong spirits: what changed?
Now that Jesus has risen from the grave, he does exactly what he's always done.
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Strong spirits: love never fails
You can put it to the test. You will see for yourself.
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Strong spirits: what love does...
Not some weak sentiment on a greeting card, but fierce, wild, all-powerful love.
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Strong spirits: truth!
In a world in which we are often beset with so many lies, what can we rely on?
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Strong spirits: stop trying... start trusting
It's way easier, and far more effective.
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Strong spirits: be humble
Pride destroys and humility heals.
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Strong spirits: be kind
We can learn to be kind, with practice. We can choose to be kind.
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Strong spirits: impatient?
Real love is the antidote for impatience.
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Strong spirits: what is love anyway?
Love takes many forms, it has many faces, it delights and disappoints.