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about the ways we find peace
My time is short today, so I would like to piggy back a little on Allen’s thoughts with a few practical things you can do to bring peace into your world. Derek Webb wrote a song a while back called I...
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about the lie of depravity and the gospel
Recently our church began a series on the idea of thriving instead of just merely surviving. This concept resonates with me because so often I feel like I am just keeping my head above water in many...
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about the anger of my 30’s
As we write through the week of Ash Wednesday, I feel like a confession from my own life is in order…….. I always felt like my college and young, single guy persona was really even-keeled. Most people...
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a theology of houses and tents
Back in my younger days I was quite the camper. My dad and I did a lot of camping with the boy scouts. Many weekends during my pre-teen years I would spend in a tent at a campsite. As I have gotten...
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Lent week 4: we are free to change the world
Around where I live, you can’t drive a mile without seeing a church or two. Depending on what you are looking for, you will find it. Whether it is liberal or conservative, seeker-friendly or liturgical...
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about being heard, and a relationship with God
I honestly don’t remember a lot of specific details of my wedding. It was one of the more stressful and hectic days in my memory. I know I had a lot of loved ones there and I remember a few glimpses...
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about the church and power (part 1)
Note: this was a post intended for last week which would have followed up with Trevor and Allen’s fantastic posts on religious freedom. Due to a hectic schedule, I am just now getting this posted. A...
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about church and power (part 2)
It was a big night for Jesus and his disciples. Just a few hours from now, Jesus would be arrested, put up on false charges, and murdered on a cross. They shared a Passover meal together and took some...
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about hope and new life
As we enter this Advent season, our family is also waiting for a baby. It’s a weird place to be, waiting for a child. Because no matter how many children you have (this is our third), you don’t really...
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about the Christmas truce of 1914
Over the last few weeks I have been listening to a podcast called “Hardcore History” which covers World War I. Being a grandchild of a soldier in World War II and living in Germany for a few years, I...
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