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ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 13

June 12, 2015

Good Morning!  Gotta share a recent event that took place as an illustration of our continuing study of what it means to be "the salt of the earth."

A couple weeks back, our daughter, Shelley, stopped in to see us and brought a friend of hers (whom I will call "Arlene" for the sake of this discussion). …

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 12

June 5, 2015

And another TGIF day to you!  If my calculations are correct, we have passed the 1,000 mark in these Coffee Break articles during the past few weeks -- and that spans a period which began in December of 2004 on a sporadic basis.  Beginning in January of 2005 and spanning several months, I actually tried to publish these posts…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 11

May 28, 2015

We begin again today with the amplified version of Jesus' declaration of blessing for those who are persecuted:

Matthew 5:10-12:   “Blessed and highly favored by the King [of Kings] are those who are harassed, molested, mistreated, or pursued after with hostile intent simply because they have been justified [by faith (in Jesus…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 10

May 21, 2015

Let's begin again today with the amplified version of Jesus' declaration of blessing for those who are persecuted:

Matthew 5:10-12:   “Blessed and highly favored by the King [of Kings] are those who are harassed, molested, mistreated, or pursued after with hostile intent…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 9

May 15, 2015

Whenever we think of the term, "persecution," in today's vernacular, and especially among those who have an "end times" mindset, we tend to view it as a lead-in to "tribulation" -- and for some, the so-called "Great Tribulation."  It isn't my purpose to discuss tribulation in this week's (and next week's) Coffee Break.  Rather…

'King of the Blues' Blues Legend B.B. King Dead at Age 89

B.B. King:…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 7

May 1, 2015

In the next couple of Coffee Breaks, as we continue with the truths of Jesus' character expressed in the Sermon on the Mount, I'd like to deal with something that some folks may consider as controversial and even heretical -- and that is the ability we have IN CHRIST to literally change the chaos and strife around us by the same…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 6

April 24, 2015

When we paused in this discussion last week, we were talking about the presence of the Lord as it manifested in the cloud.  This is a discussion that could take us way off track if we followed the rabbit trail, but I'm really just wanting to draw some illustrations for you to help in understanding what Jesus means…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: Supernatural Maturity, Part 5

April 17, 2015

Let's get right to our discussion today.  This concept of being "naturally supernatural, and supernaturally natural" is rooted and grounded in the following truths.

We've been fitted together and joined together with Jesus Christ as a living, breathing extension of Him.  This may sound…

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ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 4

April 10, 2015

Need to share a personal story with you as a lead-in to today's Coffee Break.  It was December 5, 1960 that I joined the Army.  Not long after completing Basic Training at Fort Ord, I was standing out on the tarmac, duffle bag in hand, awaiting being boarded on an aircraft with orders that would send me to Ramstein, Germany, with…

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 3

April 3, 2015

For those of you with children who are running from God or who simply ignore the call of Holy Spirit in their lives, let me share a quick story of encouragement before we begin today's sharing.

Our youngest son, Joshua, has had his battles for years.  He has had anger issues stemming from abuse and rejection from his biological…