Life Still Unfolds Whether We Like It or Not
It has been a while since the cacophony which I call life has moved me to write. Each morning feels somewhat like I would perceive the...
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Brandon Billings
- Apr 24, 2015
- 3 min
The Gift of Alone-ness
This morning began early as I awoke even before 4:00. Early morning restlessness is not uncommon among the elderly and is often shaken...
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Brandon Billings
- Apr 20, 2015
- 6 min
A New Place
This weekend has been quite a wakeup call for me spiritually. It all began with my participation in a very strategic planning process...
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Brandon Billings
- Apr 14, 2015
- 3 min
Needy
This morning has been absolutely amazing. I arose early, though not unusual these days. However, when I walked outside to pick up the...
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Brandon Billings
- Apr 11, 2015
- 4 min
The Mystery
This morning as I read through the Book of Colossians, I was confronted with the reality of aging in Christ while within a religious...
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Brandon Billings
- Apr 6, 2015
- 2 min
There is Hope!
While reading Paul’s letter to the Galatians, I find new hope for the constant struggle with my own thorn in the flesh. Hearing a well...
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Brandon Billings
- Mar 11, 2015
- 3 min
That None Perish
My journey through the text of scriptures now has me in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. Somehow expanding on the title beyond...
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Brandon Billings
- Mar 4, 2015
- 3 min
It’s a Beautiful Morning
That title was a bit of a stretch for me this a.m., but I always attempt to capture a title as a means of focusing my thoughts, given...
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Brandon Billings
- Mar 2, 2015
- 4 min
Strips of Linen
I cannot get away from my growing intrigue with scripture. You would think after 42 years, one would grow weary of the same words. I...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 25, 2015
- 3 min
Absurdity
“On that day you will realize that I am in the Father and you are in me, and I am in you.” –Jesus (John14:20 NIV). I could not help but...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 22, 2015
- 2 min
Prophet or Prodigal
Reading through the New Testament, internalizing the possibilities of one becoming like Jesus, which is no less than the Pauline Epistles...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 21, 2015
- 2 min
The Baby and the Wash
I am always amazed at the diverse opinion and the easily aroused passion among those in the Christian faith, particularly when it comes...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 18, 2015
- 3 min
A Reality Check
Every once and a while a sanity check needs to occur in any leader’s head. Leadership is actually to a large degree conflict management,...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 17, 2015
- 3 min
We Are a Part of the Darkness
I continue to struggle with the role of the American Church at a time when the once distant, now global conflict of religion, approaches...
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Brandon Billings
- Feb 13, 2015
- 2 min
The Certainty of a New Day
Quite early this morning, as I looked out the window toward the east, given a somewhat restless night, there was little question but what...
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Brandon Billings
- Jan 31, 2015
- 5 min
Three Josephs
I continue to be amazed at the mysterious story lines found within the scriptures. These centuries long, scarlet threads seem necessary...
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Brandon Billings
- Jan 19, 2015
- 3 min
Another King Story
“Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus...
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Brandon Billings
- Jan 17, 2015
- 3 min
The Politics of Easter
I will never cease to be amazed at the extent to which well-meaning people will go to justify their agendas. I do not remove myself from...
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Brandon Billings
- Jan 14, 2015
- 2 min
Strange Birds
This morning I realized how privileged I was to have some modicum of appreciation for the contemplative; some small quantity of awareness...
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Brandon Billings
- Jan 7, 2015
- 4 min
Press On!
This morning seems another amazing example of how the Lord can order one’s steps, when time alone with the Spirit is sorely needed....
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