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On the Radio with Rev. Dr. Ligon Duncan
I really have a VERY hard time listening to ANY recording of my voice — radio, conference workshop, plenary, etc. (And it’s even worse with television interviews! Ick!) 🙂 BUT … Fred thought that this interview I did with Rev. Dr. Ligon Duncan (of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson MS) might be a blessing to you all. So here it is for your listening enjoyment (and hopefully for your edification and encouragement too). Joy to you! — t
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Bad at Relationships? There is Hope!
Yesterday, our pastor made a teaching point (about applying the gospel to the heart) by using the illustration of people who say things like: – “That’s JUST the way that I AM!” – “I am just a PLAIN SPOKEN person. I tell it like I see it and if people don’t like it, that’s too bad for them.” – “I just HAVE to say this to you. I KNOW you need to hear this …” His word picture was incredibly vivid. And sad. This is what he described: A person walking through life swinging a verbal machete and then marveling at his (or her!) loneliness and why all of these…
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But what MIGHT happen??!!??
Oh, how many hours I have wasted worrying about what MIGHT happen. How much of life I have hid away from–all because of the unknown (and my vague sense that the WORST will–or IS–happening). Consider a reminder from C.S. Lewis (thanks again to RZIM!): “Remember one is given strength to bear what happens to one, but not the 100 and 1 different things that might happen.” Yes, yes. True, true. Thank You, God, that you are good. And sovereign. And WITH US. Amen.
