Another Joppa Moment
This a.m., as I continued my read through I Samuel, I found myself wondering as I witnessed the powerful work of God in David’s life. ...
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Brandon Billings
Apr 28, 20143 min read
A Love Song
Perhaps my favorite Book of the Bible is Ruth; this morning as I began for the “umpteenth” time to read it, I was stuck by the irony in...
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Brandon Billings
Apr 12, 20143 min read
Once a Teacher, Always…
Early on in my Christian experience, I found it quite easy to deliver what apparently were beneficial lessons to what used to be called...
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Brandon Billings
Mar 19, 20144 min read
Paradox
By definition, a paradox is a statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. ...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 10, 20143 min read
True Conviction
I was gripped this morning, as I contemplated a powerful message delivered yesterday morning, one centered on John 13-17. This...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 14, 20144 min read
Beyond the Dream
All my life I have been guided by a sense of providence; from early on in my walk with Christ, an awareness of some unfolding dream, much...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 11, 20143 min read
The Land of Goshen
The older I get, the more mysterious the Word becomes. After reading scripture, in fact the same book for forty years, one would think...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 2, 20143 min read
Biblical Literacy
Moving into 2014 is a “new slate” moment for me. With the mayoral season behind me, there seems plenty of room to consider what my next...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 31, 20133 min read
Spiritual Shifts are Always Unnerving to the Religious
It’s New Years eve, a time of reflection but also a time of looking toward future application of newly acquired learnings. My 2014 goal...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 11, 20132 min read
Sheep, Goats and Servant Leaders
“When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 4, 20132 min read
I’ll be Brief but the Story, Compelling!
I am hurried this a.m., as I was told we will be attending the first service! However, my read through Matthew continues to stir my...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 3, 20133 min read
Context and Character
If Christ were God, and God is love, which is my belief, then God becoming flesh to dwell among us, must have had a reason; perhaps it...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 2, 20132 min read
Leading for the Now, Living for the Then!
This morning I read only a few words into Matthew 15 before feeling that welcomed, compelling need to write. Jesus speaks to the...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 20, 20131 min read
Brevity and Truth
I usually use this site just to “think out loud” in the morning and that can get quite lengthy. Thought this would be refreshing to...
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Brandon Billings
Jun 15, 20132 min read
Politics, Poverty and Passion
This morning as I read through the Gospel of Mark, I was struck by the motivations of those described in Chapter 14. In the chapter...
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Brandon Billings
Jun 8, 20131 min read
A Wakeup Call to American Christianity
“A man was walking through the woods in springtime.1 The air was thrilling and throbbing with the passion of little hearts, with the...
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Brandon Billings
May 29, 20134 min read
Being in Christ
As I grow older, my life becomes even more prone to look back, searching through experiential data, examining my steps. Actually this is...
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Brandon Billings
May 14, 20133 min read
Alone with a Lover
Some of my most cherished moments in life have occurred as I walked my way through the conundrums of public leadership, often struggling...
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Brandon Billings
Mar 6, 20133 min read
Love without Compromise
This morning as I was “praying through” my continued desire to be real and much less religious, I was pondering the struggle of the many...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 9, 20133 min read
A Little “Coaching” around Love
I got up this a.m., read the newspaper and as usual given our political climate, was again dismayed by headlines about a friend whom I...
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