Category Archives: Spiritual Formation

Too Important to be Immaterial

Posted on February 21, 2009 by John Dobbs

Tomorrow our church family will gather to encourage one another and put our minds to spiritual things. At least that’s what I hope. In any given assembly there are those who are there of obligation, of duty to family members, … Continue reading →

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The Search

Posted on June 27, 2007 by John Dobbs

  Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24) What a bold prayer. Taking inventory is not an … Continue reading →

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Inventory

Posted on June 22, 2007 by John Dobbs

Inventory: A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one’s possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock. It’s a list to which we hope only God has access. We have hidden the entry … Continue reading →

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