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Be Devoted to Christ like Ray Ortlund Sr.
A Soul Shepherding Article By Bill Gaultiere © 2007 Have you ever looked into the face of a man and seen the smile of Christ? Have you ever gotten close enough to a man’s heart that burns for Christ...
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A Little Bunny and A Big Peach
A Soul Shepherding Devotional “Inviting God’s touch in your soul” By Bill Gaultiere © 2009, 2012 We have a baby bunny that can fit in the palm of my hand. She’s a great pet. She costs nothing, requires...
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A Depressed Boy Follows a Monk
Soul Shepherding Devotional By Bill Gaultiere © 2011 When I was a teenager I used to go to the Christian bookstore with my mom. Why would an adolescent boy hang out with his mother? I was depressed and...
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Chasing a Rabbit
A Soul Shepherding Devotional By Bill Gaultiere © 2011 Have you heard about the greyhound races? Those dogs are fast! They run so fast because they’re chasing a mechanical rabbit. A friend told me that...
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More than Amazed by the Birth of Christ
A Soul Shepherding Devotional By Bill Gaultiere © 2011 It’s easy for us to be amazed by Jesus. People have always been amazed by him — until something else catches their fancy. That’s the way it was...
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First Thoughts of the Morning
A Soul Shepherding Moment By Bill Gaultiere © 2012 Ten years ago at the end of one of my monthly spiritual direction meetings with Ray Ortlund Sr. he smiled brightly and urged me, as he so often did,...
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Jesus is Enough for Me!
A Soul Shepherding Moment Bill Gaultiere, Ph.D. © 2009, 2013 “Jesus is enough for me!” Do you believe this? Probably you would say that you do. When you list out your life priorities I can imagine...
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The Winning Shot
A Soul Shepherding Devotional “Inviting God’s touch in your soul” By Bill Gaultiere © 2013 When I was boy I spent countless hours shooting baskets in my backyard. I liked to imagine that my team was...
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A Single Eye on Jesus
A Soul Shepherding Moment By Bill Gaultiere © 2013 Recently I came back from five days of solitude and silence at Saint Andrews Abbey in Valyermo. Five days?! That might seem like a very long time to...
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“You Will Be Great in Jesus!”
A Soul Shepherding Devotional “Inviting God’s touch in your soul” By Bill Gaultiere © 2013 One day when I was sixteen years old I was talking to my mom. I was depressed. I told her, “I don’t have any...
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A Prayer of Devotion to Jesus
A Soul Shepherding Moment By Bill Gaultiere © 2013 I was rummaging through a draw full of papers with Bible passages I’d memorized and prayers I’d written. I came across a sweet prayer of devotion. As...
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Be Devoted to Christ like Ray Ortlund Sr.
A Soul Shepherding Article By Bill Gaultiere © 2007 Have you ever looked into the face of a man and seen the smile of Christ? Have you ever gotten close enough to a man’s heart that burns for Christ...
View ArticleA Little Affection for our Great God
We say, “I love God.” But do we say this with endearment? Delight? Affection? Maybe we’re embarrassed to show affection for God, to let our heart hang out for him. Or maybe it’s that as we go about our...
View ArticleLove Much!
Are you like the sinful woman crying at Jesus’s feet, clinging to him for mercy? Am I? Do we know how desperate we are for Jesus? Do we abandon propriety to love our Lord with great affection? Or maybe...
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Listen now (media player) or download the MP3 (right click): “Behold the Lord” Behold the Lord was the topic for this month’s edition of Thirst! To behold the Lord is a special way of praying the...
View ArticleMy Best Boston Marathon
Yesterday we saw images of last year’s Boston marathon bombing. Next Monday we’ll be praying for the safety of the runners and supporters at the 2014 Boston marathon. Two years ago I fulfilled a...
View ArticleFear of Success is Good
We all want to succeed in some way. We strive to accomplish great things or for our relationships to be healthier and happier. Or we may pursue more knowledge, attractiveness, or wealth. Often we seek...
View ArticleWilliam Law on “The Importance of Intention”
William Law says that the best and happiest life is to seek to please God in all that we do. Sadly, many who identify with Christ do not intend this life. The post William Law on “The Importance of...
View ArticleThe Fellowship of the Transfigured Face (Holy Obedience)
Thomas Kelly's words on holy obedience (excerpts from "A Testament of Devotion") invite us into a God-intoxicated life of joy, peace, and love for others. The post The Fellowship of the Transfigured...
View ArticleRemembering Ray Ortlund Sr.
Eight years ago today on July 22, 2007 Ray Ortlund, Sr. passed through the veil into the eternal world of the Father. Ray was the most enthusiastic, and devoted disciple of Jesus I’ve known. He was a...
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