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The elephant in the room

By Dave Henning / April 22, 2016

“Let’s go ahead and name the elephant in the room- some prayers work, and some prayers don’t.”- John Eldredge Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority is the latest book from author John Eldredge.  John’s previous books are Wild at Heart, Fathered by God, and Beautiful Outlaw. In Chapter 1 (“Prayer That Works”) of […]

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The quiet hum

By Dave Henning / April 20, 2016

“And with all the traffic raging around you, I pray that you will hear only the quiet hum.”- Matt Bays Chapter 17 (“The Quiet Hum- My Life for the Glory of God”) is the concluding chapter of Finding God in the Ruins.  Matt Bays asserts that at times it is appropriate- and even right- to […]

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More than answers

By Dave Henning / April 19, 2016

“We need more than answers.  We need the love of God, no matter how awkward or fumbly.”- Matt Bays “I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.”- Isaiah 43:1 (ESV) In Chapter 16 (“Melody Unchained- Finding Your Faith Again”) of Finding God in the Ruins, Matt Bays observes the hard […]

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Our healing gift

By Dave Henning / April 17, 2016

“In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift.  If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.”- Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child Matt Bays concludes Chapter 13 of Finding God in the Ruins by […]

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Your litmus test

By Dave Henning / April 16, 2016

“And if you doubt what happened, wondering if it really mattered, let the pain be your litmus test.  Where pain is present, a wound exists.”- Matt Bays In Chapter 13 (“Someone Else’s Story- Telling Your Story”) of Finding God in the Ruins, Matt Bays asserts that telling the truth is not easy.  It’s not because […]

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The person you were meant to be

By Dave Henning / April 15, 2016

“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.”- Heath L. Buckmaster, Box of Hair “You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are- no more, no less.  That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of […]

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The untold story

By Dave Henning / April 14, 2016

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”- Maya Angelou “I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. . . . And anyone who does not remember betrays them again.”- Elie Wiesel, political activist and concentration camp […]

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Drawn into His love

By Dave Henning / April 13, 2016

“I imagine God is pleased when we allow the foolish things of this world to confound our wisdom- when we allow ourselves to be drawn into His love in the most peculiar ways.”- Matt Bays Matt Bays begins Chapter 10 (“Me Encanta- The Love of God”) of Finding God in the Ruins by observing there […]

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The words me too

By Dave Henning / April 12, 2016

It has been said that at the start of every friendship are the words me too.”- Matt Bays “Friendship . . . is born at the moment when one man says to another, ‘What!  You too?  I thought that no one but myself . . .”- C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves In Chapter 9 […]

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The comfort of God

By Dave Henning / April 11, 2016

“Sometimes the comfort of God comes to us dirty, showing up when we least expect it.  I have often found God mixed into what many consider their greatest disappointments in life.”- Matt Bays As Matt Bays begins Chapter 8 (“Love Sifting- The Comfort of God”) of Finding God in the Ruins, he notes that, from […]

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Faith built on preference

By Dave Henning / April 10, 2016

“Faith built on preference is capable of producing only an incomplete theology.”- Matt Bays As Matt Bays concludes Chapter 5 of Finding God in the Ruins, he reminds his readers of the Scripture verse printed on the page preceding Chapter 1: “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, […]

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A theology of no more pain

By Dave Henning / April 9, 2016

“When our faith is built upon a theology of no more pain, we fail to hold dark and light together and cannot experience the fullness of God.”- Matt Bays Matt Bays begins Chapter 5 (“Put Away the Glitter- God Wants You to Tell the Truth”) of Finding God in the Ruins by stating that God’s […]

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