Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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We're busy.
Busy, busy, busy.
We're sooooooo busy that we may
miss...
It's hard to be
immersed in the wonder, love, and praise of "how silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given" when there's so much to be done before we
can...
You know what I
mean.
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Something's wrong
with a "holiday" that causes more stress than "peace on earth,
good will toward men."
Recently, I asked
a busy person who was sooooooo
busy getting ready for..., "Aren't you afraid you may
miss the reason for the season in all of your preparations for celebrating
what you don't seem to be experiencing?"
She snapped,
"You should talk!"
Gotcha.
I was reminded of
another pastor who said on December 1 that he couldn't find an hour to
meet with me about something important until December 16.
Is he that busy?
Actually, I got his message.
But sometimes I
wonder as I wander - if you know
what I mean - if we get His.
He numbers all of
the hairs on our heads.
We don't have
time for that kinda relationship; because we're soooooo busy preparing to pretend what/Who we
don't really seem to get because we don't take the time to...
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At one of the
most critical times of His/everyone's life/lives, Jesus asked,"Could you
not tarry with me for just...?"
Hang out
together.
Really relate to
each other in more than sound/text/twitter/Facebook/e-mail bytes.
Nope.
Too busy.
For Him or His.
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Carlson and
Lueken's Renovation for the
Church, like I
Just Wanna Ride, is must-reading for churchgoers.
Psst.
Yeah, I know the
other title is shameless promoting; but, really, I think...
Anyway, they
wrote about a significant strategy in transforming their family of faith from a
congregation of consumers into real disciples who "meet Jesus and become
more like Him": "We need unhurried, luxurious time in solitude, doing
nothing."
They explained,
"We needed to experiment with simplicity. We needed to deal with our
anger and lust. We needed to learn how to abandon the outcome of our
work. We needed to slow down. We needed to learn how to be with God
without an agenda."
Indeed, we're
supposed to meditate or wrap ourselves around or chew on His Word in Jesus and
Holy Scripture (e.g., Psalm 1).
Baron Friedrich
von Hugel: "It is more like sucking on a lozenge than gulping a
meal."
Tarrying.
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Back in October
during our pilgrimage to Montana, Eugene said he spends the first two hours of
the day "sitting on the porch, drinking tea, and...doing nothing."
That from one of
the most renowned and "productive" authors of all time whose
translation/paraphrase of the Bible continues to sell better than
anything ever dreamed up by Rick Bell or Joel Osteen.
Psst.
That's why my
authentic covenant brothers agreed when I referred to him as "a
man of primary Source."
Eugene just
hangs out with Him.
He's not too busy
for...relationships.
Hint.
Hint.
Hint.
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I keep hearing
people say this season just doesn't mean as much to them as it...
I think I've said
that.
I may be wrong -
of course, I don't think so because I'm gonna say it - but if we can't find an
hour in two weeks for...
If we're sooooooo busy preparing
for something that we can't...
Sounds kinda sick
to me.
The cure is so
simple for what's ruining...
Tarrying.
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Blessings and Love!
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