Author Archives: sdgale

• Full Measure of the Golden Rule

  Posted on March 11, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    The “Golden Rule” finds expression in every major religion.  But with one stark difference, exhibited in the following quotations. “Do not do to others what you would not like for yourself.” (Confucianism) “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” (Buddhism) “This is the sum of the duty; do naught unto […]

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• License to Pray

  Posted on March 4, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” (Mt. 7:7) We find this tantalizing invitation from our Lord Jesus recorded in the Sermon on the Mount.  That block of teaching found in Matthew’s Gospel has as its theme the kingdom of […]

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• Pray Like It’s Your Job

  Posted on February 25, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    I just returned from a conference.  I traveled by air.  Boarding the plane to get there, I found my assigned seat.  A woman was already in place in my row and at work on her laptop.  I noticed she was busy filling in data for a spreadsheet.  It intrigued me that she was eager […]

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• I Can…

  Posted on February 18, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  I can handle all things …trusting God’s providence …….that brought them to me …in Christ’s strength …….that is perfectly sufficient for me …for God’s glory …….that is to be my goal over my comfort and convenience.

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• The Reward of Faith

  Posted on February 15, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    “Whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.”  That statement invites us to adventure in the Christian life.  Much like Indiana Jones, we set out on pursuit, with the expectation of unparalleled treasure. God tells us there is reward in seeking Him.  Before […]

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• Taking Worry Captive

  Posted on February 11, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God knows we worry.  He speaks to us in our anxiety, ministering words of life to help us deal with our panic in the direction of peace.  For example… Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will […]

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• Prayeranoia

  Posted on February 8, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Spiritual opposition is part and parcel of ordinary Christian life—and a focus for our prayers, as is evident by our Lord’s inclusion of it in His model prayer for us in Matthew 6:9-13.  The very brevity of that prayer shows the importance of accounting for a spiritual enemy in our daily prayer. What difference […]

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• Back to Basics

  Posted on February 4, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    It’s always interesting to me to hear sports interviews.  The sideline reporter catches the coach as he’s trying to get off the field at halftime.  “Coach, what do you need to do in the second half?”  “Well, we need to run the ball better.  We need to throw the ball better. We need to […]

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• Hope Deferred, Faith Assailed

  Posted on February 1, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    “I have surely seen the affliction of my people… and have heard their cry.”  Those were God’s words to Moses in Exodus 3 as He prepared to take action on their behalf to lead them out of captivity in the land of Egypt.  The scene describes a remarkable meeting of God with His appointed […]

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• When Words Fail

  Posted on January 28, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    As part of my studies in college, I had to take a course in linguistics. I remember a professor explaining the Whorfian Hypothesis, which asserted that our concept of the world cannot exceed the limits of our language to describe it.  In other words, only as we have the vocabulary to capture something can […]

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