Two Minute Meditations
by Phil Ware — Jun 17th, 2013
"Uncle Phil, that is so cool. These people are so great. I am so glad to know them!" These words came from Karen, one of my precious children in the faith... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 9th, 2013
"I just don't feel like I've done anything important for God. I've tried to live a good life, but I just don't see how it matters. I've done nothing important... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 2nd, 2013
While heading out the door of a friend's house, I felt it slip out from under my arm. Then came the sickening sound. Splat as it landed flat, but... (
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Older Articles from 'Two Minute Meditations'
by Phil Ware — May 27th, 2013
You're in a boat with four of the most experienced sailors who ever navigated the treacherous waters and the unpredictable weather of the ... (
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by Phil Ware — May 21st, 2013
The devastation of the tornadoes in Oklahoma these past few days have been on my mind all afternoon -- it is Monday night and I am traveling through... (
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by Phil Ware — May 12th, 2013
Moms are often way too hard on themselves! As I have visited with mothers of all ages and stages, so many of them blame any of a child's problems, misbehaviors... (
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by Phil Ware — May 5th, 2013
At an earlier time, when the grizzled ol' apostle Paul was in prison and when everyone was abandoning him and the faith because they were afraid ... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 21st, 2013
Like many of you, I was both horrified and amazed when I saw both video and still images of the bomb blasts near the... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 14th, 2013
Our church sanctuary works pretty well as a place to worship together. However, there is one thing that drives me crazy: there are no windows... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 7th, 2013
Years ago when our kids were young, we put our house on the market while we built a new one with a little more room. The first house... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 31st, 2013
Nearly all of us have been here at one time or another -- embarrassed, humiliated, and heartbroken. Some of these moments involve simple... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 24th, 2013
Jesus said it in the Sermon on the Mount: "If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!" I still remember when I heard what I believe... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 10th, 2013
For those of us who are older, and those who are younger with a touch of nostalgia and retro-yearning, you probably remember this question after the sudden... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 3rd, 2013
Huh? Did I read that correctly? The beginning of the gospel of Jesus is... John the baptizer? Yes, that is exactly what Mark's gospel says... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 24th, 2013
So we know a lot about Jesus' birth, but what does it mean?... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 22nd, 2013
We opened our letter from one of our Compassion children and were delighted to see it was from Doreen. We received a few precious hand-drawn images ... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 17th, 2013
Do you remember?
Do you remember that awful day -- December 7, 1941? Do you remember that "day that will live in... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 10th, 2013
When it comes to worship, I don’t want you to think inside the box! Instead, I want you to think outside the box... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 5th, 2013
Like Jeremiah who first heard this word from the LORD, our first instinct is to say,
"But Lord GOD, I don't know... (read more)
by Phil Ware — Feb 3rd, 2013
"What's to become of me?" "Interesting question. Hmmm. But not sure I know what you're asking?" "Well, maybe that's not the right way to say it, so let me try ... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 27th, 2013
Breaking bread. The Supper. Communion. The Lord's Supper. The Eucharist. Holy Communion. This very simple, but very special, meal means so many... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 20th, 2013
Twelve beautiful new children of God, freshly born of water and Spirit, with wet heads and a bit of chill from the cold night stood in front of about 100... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 13th, 2013
We are NOT asking the question, "What is Core?" We are NOT hunting around for some secret hiding place where God, or previous church leaders, have hidden ... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 6th, 2013
Something is wrong here... very very wrong. Our world is broken, shattered in a place that feels unfixable. We don’t always notice or realize this ... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 30th, 2012
At our Christmas candlelight service -- led mostly by our children -- one of our older members led a special ... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 25th, 2012
Thank you for coming to our world, Jesus. Thank you for coming in such an everyday and humble way, not as a superstar too good for... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 23rd, 2012
Mary's simple life ended when she said, "Yes!" to God. But most of God's great beginnings are in endings. And this was true of Mary... and Joseph.... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 16th, 2012
This time of year, thousands of kids will dress up in bathrobes and strange hats and play the part of the wise men, the ... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 9th, 2012
A drought across much of the country left our forests vulnerable. After a few lightning strikes and a few careless... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 2nd, 2012
December 2012 feels a lot like early May. Highs in the 80's. Lows in the high 50's. Humidity hangs in the air like a sticky mist. The long drought... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 23rd, 2012
I am glad that Thanksgiving is followed by Christmas... a holiday of giving thanks is followed by a ... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 20th, 2012
In just a few hours, he will be coming home. His room is ready, the plans are made, the waiting is nearly done. But, it's different being on... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 18th, 2012
Wilbur was a sweet man with a serious countenance -- those who didn't know him would call him dour or crusty... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 11th, 2012
Anger! Wow was he mad -- furious, livid, scorched, choose your favorite term -- at God.
*1 David had wanted to bring ... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 4th, 2012
"Well, uh, we certainly do appreciate your work and your dedication. And, uh, you've been a great example of a ... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 28th, 2012
Wham. Wham. Wham. You can hear the nail gun of life's hard realities driving sharp nails into the heart of Naomi. Each blast of the nail gun leaves... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 21st, 2012
Down the drain! If you want to know which direction your toilet flushes on either side of the equator, the answer is very simple: at the end of the swirly ... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 14th, 2012
Pretty descriptive, isn't it?
"Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers!" From God's perspective, it was a description of faithlessness: faithlessness with a... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 7th, 2012
Over thirty five times! That's nearly one for every year they wandered. And that's the ones the Holy Spirit chose to mention. Who knows how many... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 30th, 2012
Jesse was an old cobbler. His wife, Violet, had long ago left him to go be with Jesus. His few friends were the rambunctious kids in the poor neighborhood... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 23rd, 2012
God delights in taking the most unusual circumstances to choose the most unlikely people to do the most extraordinary things. Don't believe me? Try... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 15th, 2012
How are you at finishing? Got a bunch of hanging and uncompleted projects? Get a bunch of things started and then forget them or... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 9th, 2012
We all face moments of moral decision. These decisions often frame the future of our lives in ways we cannot foresee. Satan, the liar and ... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 2nd, 2012
When someone does us wrong, something in our human nature erupts. We want to "get" the person or people who have "gotten"... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 26th, 2012
"Chaos! That's what my life was before I came to the home. It was chaos." His first words were emphatic and full of emotion. He continued... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 19th, 2012
God's grace shows up in the strangest places and surprises us with its simple transforming power. Four times in the last month, with four ... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 12th, 2012
We settle for so much less than God wants for us. So often this is because we will simply not let go of our own... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 5th, 2012
We all carry around baggage, don't we? We normally think of baggage as bad stuff… stuff that weighs us down and gets in our ... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 3rd, 2012
We doubt. Sure, sometimes we doubt things about God, that's part of being a thinking believer for many of us who are trying to understand ... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 29th, 2012
I had to do it, but trimming trees in late July in West Texas sure feels sacrilegious -- we don't have many trees and it's a hard time for... (
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