The last several days we’ve been looking at different aspect of who Jesus/God is.  Just like I am a husband, father, son, friend…and many other things, God IS many things – and they are all good.  We never want to fall into the destructive religious trap of thinking “well, yes, God is good, BUT he’s also (fill in the blank with whatever lies you’ve been taught).  God is ALL good…there is nothing bad, evil, destructive, or harmful in or about Him!!!  We’ve discussed that God is Perfect Love.  Jesus Himself IS our peace.  Ephesians 2:14  Jesus Himself IS our peace! ...
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What do you do when you pray?  When I first started my religious life, I was taught – and I embraced – the ACTS formula…and I stress FORMULA…for praying.  It was easy to remember because of the Book of ACTS in the bible. A==Adoration: Spend at least 15 minutes adoring God C==Confession: Spend at least 15 minutes confessing everything you hadn’t confessed the day before. Forgetting to confess something and dying before you remembered it would cost you the loss of your salvation. You’d suffer Eternal Conscious Torment. Seem like a fair deal to me. NOT!!! T==Thanksgiving:  Spend at least ...
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Today I woke up tired – what’s up with that?  Aren’t we supposed to wake up rested??? I know why I was tired – I started a new exercise class yesterday & we had a good 45 minute workout, then my wife & I walked the track for a while after that – then I resumed the rest of my work day.   Physical tiredness is one thing. Emotional, Spiritual, Mental and Relational tiredness is another. If you’re physically tired, you can take a nap…rest up. If you’re emotionally, spiritually, mentally or relationally tired…you can’t always get away from the stress-producing ...
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Remembering Hurricane Harvey – 3 great books over half off! This week is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation of  Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast. I wrote about one family’s tragic loss in the flooding and the help and life-lessons God gave them afterwards in my novel, Convertible Conversations. Now in my new release, ‘Grace Is…’ I offer one-a-day devotional readings that help us see and understand what helped that family through unspeakable tragedy: God’s unconditional love for everyone! This week, I’m offering those two books AND the 4th edition of the Mirror Bible (total retail value ...
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“Everyone is in God’s Family!” The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 3:15 Paul Gray in Convertible Conversations ...
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. —Lionel Hampton ([1] Lionel Hampton and James Haskins, Hamp: An Autobiography (Harper Collins: 1999, ©1989), 8. I’ve found the same thing is true when I practice scales and rote exercises on my trumpet or trombone! I seem to almost immediately become aware of the constant presence of God and often hear very clearly from Him in those times. I write about that experience through the main character, Jack, In “Convertible Conversations.” ~Paul Gray Following is an article posted by Richard Rohr today on this subject! There ...
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