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2008 Archives: Two Minute Meditations
by Phil Ware — Dec 29th, 2008
In the blink of an eye, or the twinkling of a star, everything can change. Just ask the stargazers from the distant... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 22nd, 2008
In December of 2006, just off highway 36, in Brazoria, Texas, someone stole baby Jesus and His manger. Well, it wasn't... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 15th, 2008
I can remember the first time I went to Six Flags over Texas as a little kid. I had heard about the rides, but I... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 8th, 2008
No story speaks with such humor, and yet such faith, as the story about the day Sarah laughed. Three visitors had... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 1st, 2008
When I was a little boy, I loved to play games like hide-n-seek, tag, and "you're it" -- games that involved lots of other... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 17th, 2008
Years ago, four loving young women from a Christian university uncovered a deep need. A local woman had no family and... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 3rd, 2008
While the election of a new president and vice-president are clearly the focus on most people's minds... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 27th, 2008
Why isn't Jesus enough for us? Oh, in our religious speak we say that Jesus is enough, but you scratch beneath our... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 13th, 2008
This is not a show I have regularly watched -- in fact, we decided it was a show we wouldn't watch because... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 6th, 2008
There is an old story of heaven and hell attributed to various sources -- often to C.S. Lewis, or before him, to... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 29th, 2008
Many years ago when I was a seventh grader at Lincoln Junior High, our choir took a trip from Abilene... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 22nd, 2008
God hard-wired every living thing for life and growth. This primal urge is imprinted in our human DNA, both... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 15th, 2008
I was thirty years old, and the proud father of a newborn daughter and a five-year-old son. The church where I preached had gone... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 8th, 2008
On January 28, 1998, in Laos, government police burst into a house where followers of Jesus were meeting... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 1st, 2008
The big reversal! Ah yes, most of us have been there. The friendship becomes more and before you know it, you start... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 25th, 2008
Because gas had gone up to 33 cents per gallon, I decided to ride to church with my parents. I was a junior in high school... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 18th, 2008
She stood there with her toes squeezing the edge of the pool so she could reach as far as her arms would allow her... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 11th, 2008
If you are like me, you find it hard to imagine these words describing your life's work. For years, I had a cartoon... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 4th, 2008
See the skinny little shirtless boy, with cut offs and sneakers, and sweat glistening on his buzz-cut head? It's the heat... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 28th, 2008
Many of us read these words from
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, when we were in... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 21st, 2008
We come to one of the most horrific moments of human history. Yet this is also a sacred place, a crack in space and... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 14th, 2008
What do you most fear? Your answer is probably dependent upon what age you are! As babies, we feared... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 7th, 2008
The familiar words of the Lord's Prayer have been inspiring and instructive as well as comforting and challenging... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 30th, 2008
Les came back from World War II without one arm and missing several fingers on the other hand. He has carried the price tag... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 23rd, 2008
At first glance, this is humorous. Unfortunately, however, we've all been that slower pal. It might not be a real... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 9th, 2008
"I just want to be somebody! I want my life to matter!" As kids, we played games pretending to be someone... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 2nd, 2008
Did you hear about the pilot who landed his 737 jet on an abandoned World War II era landing strip? The correct... (
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by Phil Ware — May 26th, 2008
Today, we remember those who have given their lives to make our way of life possible. As we do, let's not forget... (
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by Phil Ware — May 5th, 2008
I don't belong. I wasn't included by birthright. I have no racial claim to be a part. I was on the outside, lost and alone... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 28th, 2008
"Bzrp-cha-ta-bzrp. Zip-zip. Splzt. Bzrp-cha-ta." "Okay, listen to it now." Years ago, Heartlight began as... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 21st, 2008
The wind blew and the flaps on the green funeral tent fluttered. All of us had dust on our shoes from our walk across... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 14th, 2008
For many in the US, April 14 and 15 are two of the most stressful days of the whole year. Rather than trying... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 7th, 2008
Occasionally, I will be asked if I really believe it is important to "go to church." The question is not from... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 31st, 2008
Depending on our church background, we will probably assign crucial importance to different phrases or words in the previous... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 23rd, 2008
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 17th, 2008
For the apostles, all they had given up, all they had sacrificed, all they had seen of the miraculous, was all... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 10th, 2008
"I hate church. It's full of a bunch of hypocrites." This caricature of church as a gathering of a bunch of hypocrites is so overused that it has become trite. Yes, churches are full of... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 3rd, 2008
"She's on my side!" Billy shouts. Susie says, "Daddy, how much longer till we get there?" She is trying to... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 25th, 2008
Smiles. Laughter. Enthusiasm for life. Warmth, openness, and generosity with others. All of these were in ample... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 18th, 2008
The beauty of Africa is astounding. The vastness of the Sahara is indescribable. The length and importance of the Nile ...... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 15th, 2008
Every-once-in-awhile, a moment "happens" in our lives that captures truth in a snapshot. When you hold that snapshot in... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 14th, 2008
Our bus shook and rattled and shimmied and clattered down the old dirt road as we made our way out of Kampala to the... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 13th, 2008
Those were her dreams. Not her prayers. Not her assumptions. Not her expectations. The wildest expectations... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 11th, 2008
When I was twenty-five, my father died after battling a chronic illness for ten years. We were deeply grieved... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 10th, 2008
I got up early this morning! Not to go do my usual preaching stint at two services, but to board a plane that will... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 4th, 2008
Today was one of those incredibly busy and wild days. I spent much of the afternoon trying to track down folks... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 28th, 2008
On Friday afternoon, after a long day of work, Donna and I along with our daughter Megan, got on a loud, old, prop... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 21st, 2008
As soon as I heard the song, I knew what was going on -- I can't be sure if this was the Spirit or just my own mind... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 14th, 2008
Nine shots in less than a month! Sore arms and a touch of fever or two. It's been interesting. As I was pulling my sleeve... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 7th, 2008
We'd like to have a "Tinkerbelle Jesus" — a Jesus who can fix all our problems in our personal lives, then when... (
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