RYAN’S RAMBLINGS

Confession Leads to Renewal
Posted on Mar 29, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings | Tags: baseball, conceal, Confession, forgiveness, Heart of Mesa, ignore, Jesus, judge, opening day, renewal, Ryan's Ramblings, Sin

Opening Day in baseball. There is nothing like it. A day when every team starts fresh. A day when every fan can feel like their team has a legitimate chance to win the World Series. It is a day of new beginnings. A day when hope is restored.
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This Is Love
Posted on Mar 20, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings | Tags: Christ, Easter, Engage, Friends, Heart of Mesa, Invite, Love, Ryan's Ramblings, Spring

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Refocusing on God’s Word
Posted on Mar 14, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings | Tags: Bible, Ezra, God's Word, Heart of Mesa, Jesus, Nehemiah, psalm, Refocus

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Preparing for the Future
Posted on Mar 6, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

We all prepare for the future in various ways. When we are young, we prepare for the future by deciding what we want to do with our lives. We decide what kind of job we want to be doing. This leads us to prepare by selecting the proper training needed – trade school, college, etc. We then pursue those things that will help us achieve those plans.
Some prepare for their future by
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Rebuilding Through Community
Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

Have you ever built something? I like to “fiddle” around building things. I think this “hobby” grew from my love of LEGOs growing up. I like to build something and feel satisfied after the work is done. But I’ve found as an adult that when I’ve built things that I run into difficulties along the way. We have called these endeavors “Smith Projects.” It never fails that when I start a project, that I usually have to make at least 5 trips to Home Depot or Lowes
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God Protects His People
Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

Growing up, I can remember the Nike ad campaign “Just Do It.” While the shoe company still uses that slogan, I can remember it everywhere as a child. While they sought to encourage consumers to buy their products so they could achieve their athletic dreams, this same mentality should hold true for followers of Christ. We should be living
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Refocusing on Holiness
Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

Have you ever been appalled by what is happening in the world today? I know that I have a hard time turning on the news because I find that I quickly becoming upset by the atrocities that happen in today’s culture. I get frustrated by all of news of arguing, violence, and immorality
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God Sends Help
Posted on Feb 6, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

Did you know that passion is contagious? Robert Fried writes in his book The Passionate Learner, “More than knowledge of subject matter. More than variety of teaching techniques. More than being well organized or friendly or funny or fair. Passion. Passionate people
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Rebuilding God’s House
Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

What were some of your “New Year’s Resolutions”? Did you want to lose weight this year? Did you want to eat healthier? Did you want to read your Bible more? Now that January is almost over, most of us, if we made resolutions, have probably fallen very short
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Rebuilding Struggles
Posted on Jan 23, 2019 in Ryan's Ramblings |

Have you ever started something with great intentions and then struggled to keep it going? I know that many times I have started different projects but struggle to complete them. Sometimes the reason is that I get tired. Other times I lose focus. Most of the time, however,
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