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- COVID 99.7% survivable but half the story
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- Do you trust your doctor? Your transplant center?
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Tag Archives: gospel
How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?
Have you ever sat and listened to the birds? I mean, really listened, not just, “woah, listen to those birds.” This afternoon I sat and listened. That’s not like me. Or, at least, it’s not like the me I used … Continue reading
Posted in change, Find God, Liver disease, relationship, religion, transplant, transplant recovery
Tagged appreciating beauty, bear with one another, bird calls, bird watching, brandon heath, Christian, compassion, direction, eyes of Jesus, faith, focus, gospel, love your neighbor, ministry, new perspective, prayer, purpose, quiet, transplant
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Life is full of ironies. This one gives me chills.
Well, ain’t that ironic? Some ironies make me tilt my head. Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? Why do they call them apartments when they are so close together? Shouldn’t they be closements? Iceland is green and … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Find God, hope, Jesus, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, Donate Life, Facing death, faith, gospel, healing, health, help, hope, inspirational story, ironic, ironies, irony, Liver disease, liver transplant, Motivation, organ donation, Rotary, speaker, transplant
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You can’t spell “community” without u and i
This liver transplant journey has been the most difficult period of my life but I see lots of good that has come out of it. For instance, I now am part of a pretty tight community. We all speak the … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, community, depression, direction, discouragement, hope, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, relationship, transplant
Tagged bear with one another, change, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, community, depression, faith, family, fear, finding friends, gospel, healing, help, hope, leadership, Liver disease, liver transplant, organ donation, relationships, support, support group
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Ya know that tacky religious jewelry and junk?
Jesus Jewelry. Jesus rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, key chains, toe rings, belly button rings and on and on. I’ve never been a fan of the American Jesus Marketing Machine. It just seems cheap to me. I mean, here’s the rescuer of … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged bear with one another, Bible study, Christian, chronic illness, cirrhosis, disciple, faith, find God, gospel, help, Holy Spirit, Liver disease, organ donation, real Jesus Christ, trust Christ
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Liver disease may take my life but it will not take my LIFE
New life. Today I felt well enough to hold newborn Stephen Willette. Apart from a concentrated effort to keep my emotions in check, I breathed deep. There’s something about a newborn baby that gives hope and renewal. I felt his … Continue reading
Posted in discouragement, facing death, Fatty liver
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, cirrhosis, fear, focus, gospel, Liver disease, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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If God is real, why …
A lot of people don’t get the God thing that I’ve been writing about. I understand. I see the morons on the news picketing at funerals too. I see red-faced screamers yelling into their bullhorns looking like they are going … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, direction, discipleship, discouragement, facing death, Fatty liver, Fatty Liver Disease, Find God, hope, Jesus, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, NASH, organ donation, Organ transplant, peace, religion, vision
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, cirrhosis, direction, faith, fear, gospel, Liver disease, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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Quiet streams? Well … not today…
This is my oldest son, Josh. He recorded this song for me after I posted Jon Foreman’s “House of God Forever” this morning. (You can hear Jon Foreman’s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoXWIK1lfyo ) Of course, Josh’s version, lyrics at bottom of … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, chronic illness, direction, discouragement, facing death, Fatty Liver Disease, Find God, hope, Jesus, love, ministry, NASH, organ donation, peace, religion, transplant, vision
Tagged anxiety, chronic illness, cirrhosis, direction, faith, fear, gospel, help, Holy Spirit, Liver disease, NASH, organ donation, prayer, transplant, worship
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Today was my best day in a week. Woohoo!
After a pretty good night’s sleep with only 2 leg-cramping episodes, I awoke with a strange sensation in my belly … I WAS HUNGRY!!! Now that might not sound like a big deal to you but it was for me. … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, church planting, discipleship, discouragement, Fatty Liver Disease, Find God, gospel, Jesus, love, ministry, organ donation
Tagged church plant, church planting, cirrhosis, gospel, healing, Liver disease, NASH, prayer
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Top 10 Ways to say “I don’t give a CRAP about you!”
10. Isolate and whisper. Even turn your back to others. 9. Nonstop inside jokes are always good. Share memories and laugh loud about stuff nearby people didn’t experience. If they ask, brush them off with, “You had to be there.” … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church planting, gospel, Jesus, leadership, love, pastor, Uncategorized
Tagged bear with one another, disciple, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, pastor, top ten, unity
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No one reads smoke signals anymore
I’d seen this video presentation before but this afternoon it hit me in a new way. Do you know how difficult it is to get church people to plan creatively? No matter what board or commission I’ve served on, no … Continue reading
Posted in campus ministry, change, Christianity, church planting, direction, gospel, Jesus, leadership, ministry, pastor, peace, religion, Uncategorized, vision
Tagged blog, calling, creativity, emergent, gospel, ministry, pastor
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Man up!
“Man up!” Jason’s response to my whining was direct. We were talking about diet and exercise and all the excuses I put up when he levelled me with what I needed. Jason has lost more than I weigh. He’s walked … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, church planting, direction, Find God, gospel, Jesus, leadership, love, ministry, pastor, religion, Uncategorized, vision, youth pastor
Tagged direction, disciple, God's calling, gospel
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Drinking from the Same Dipper 