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EXCERPT <\/strong>from Passion\/Purpose\/Perspective
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PURPOSE: <\/strong>My purpose is to draw you into a vital relationship with God through his words; a relationship that fits his design and intent and brings glory to God.<\/p>\n

Inspire <\/strong>you to taste the goodness of God through his words.<\/p>\n

Introduce <\/strong>you to the offer of life contained in the words of God.<\/p>\n

Instruct <\/strong>you in a biblical pursuit of the opportunity that God extends to us through his written words.<\/p>\n

Invite <\/strong>you to share what God gives you along the way with another traveler.<\/p>\n

So Much More<\/strong>
\nGod\u0092s word is so much more than we often realize. My purpose is to help as many people as possible experience the fullness and goodness of God that comes through a relationship with God built on a faithful determination to live by his words.<\/p>\n

Inspire you to taste the goodness of God through his words.<\/p>\n

Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation. Certainly you have tasted that the Lord is good (1 Peter 2:2-3 GW)!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now that\u0092s a tomato!<\/strong>
\nThere are tomatoes and then there are tomatoes. Buy one in the grocery store in mid-January or pluck one off the vine in your garden in mid-August. There is no comparison. Granted we can buy better tomatoes in January than we could in years past, but when is the last time you pulled off the skin wrap and took a big bite of that January tomato and exclaimed, \u0093Now that\u0092s a tomato!\u0094<\/p>\n

Let\u0092s pretend that someone had only eaten tomatoes grown in a greenhouse. You would be able to neither explain to them nor convince them of the difference unless you could get them to walk out to the garden and taste for themselves. Twist it off the vine, rub the dirt off and take a big, juicy bite. \u0093Now that is a tomato!\u0094<\/p>\n

And there is no convincing or arm-twisting that I can do; somehow I must persuade you to taste and see that the Lord is certainly good.<\/p>\n

(Psalms 34:8 NKJV) Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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