Abe Meysenburg

Follower of Jesus, husband, father, former pastor @summitcrossing & @Somatacoma. Founder of Fan of @HuskerFBNation.

[Abe Meysenburg @AbeMeysenburg]

"Love is grounded in the nature of God, and is the highest expression of character. We are mature only to the degree that we are mature in love."
J. Oswald Sanders

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

Wess Roley, 20, killed 2 firefighters in Idaho brush fire sparked with flint. Not MAGA-related. Fits psych data on boys from divorced homes raised by moms: higher risk of destructive behavior. Here's why this matters:

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Through the challenging waters of mid-life God seems to be teaching me the importance of accepting my circumstances, and of experiencing the profound peace/joy/love of Jesus no matter the situation. Andrew Murray, Brother Lawrence, and Henri Nouwen have been helpful guides.

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I needed to hear the bird chorus sing on my walk this morning: “Do not worry. The Father loves you.”

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Seven losing season in a row has a way of making the pre-season Kool-Aide taste more like Crystal Light. But still, Go Big Red!

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When faced with temptation, Jesus quoted Moses: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” The Psalms are daily bread for my hungry soul. I’ve been reading one a day for years, and they truly nourish and sustain my heart and mind.

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Knowing is relational, not merely intellectual.

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Though I had heard of him many times, I recently made a new literary acquaintance: Wendell Berry. I think we are going to be good friends.

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For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Psalm 147:3-4

The star namer is our heart healer.

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“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

John 1:5

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!”

Psalm 139:23-24

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“Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”

Romans 8:26

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I just discovered this gem in what seems an unlikely place: “It is in defeat that we become Christian…I don’t mean technically Christian. I mean like our Lord.” Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms.

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@coachdocsadler You are such a class act, Coach.

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@drantbradley Adams' book changed my life. You are right about its' prevalence in the South. Ministry attracts mother enmeshed men. Multiple guys on our staff have all gotten help and we talk about it together often. We have progress to make on increasing church-wide awareness.

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@drewdyck The first time I ever heard someone make a serious, drawn out case, they implicated Prince (now King) Charles.

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PSA: Be sure to raise the garage door before you attempt to back out of the garage.

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“The crushing burdens of this world cannot be borne by the people of God unless those people have learned the breadth and height and depth of the love of God for themselves.”
Diane Langberg, In Our Lives First.