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Driven to Be Post-Modern
Without getting all philosophical and all, this post-modern age (this era that has emerged from the modern age that gave us the affluent, technological, media-driven, high-production, successful lifestyles we enjoy) is rooted in all kinds of things, a major one … Continue reading
The Resurrection of Jesus: the Greatest Moment in History
I have been challenged to spend the next 40 days writing reflectively on the resurrection of Jesus. That’s how many days there were between his resurrection and his ascension (Acts 1:3). It won’t be daily, but I am going to … Continue reading
The Sound of Silence
Almost everyone has something to say about nearly everything these days. There appears to be little, if any, restraint in the stream of words flowing out of mouths and from fingers. It seems to me that we have forsaken the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Busyness, Christmas, gift giving, religion, silence, Spiritual disciplines, Spirituality, Thinking
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Weakness
I don’t like to be weak… the one who loses at arm wrestling the one who couldn’t survive two minutes in a boxing match without being knocked out cold the one who can only haul half of a package of shingles up the … Continue reading
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Tagged Good Friday, Gospel, Jesus Christ, place of the skull, religion, Spirituality, strength, the cross, weakness
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Spiritual Disciplines and Legalism
This month we start up our small discipleship groups at my church. One of the things we emphasize and hold group members accountable to is their commitment to spiritual disciplines like consistent time in God’s Word, prayer, and Scripture memorization. Also, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible reading, Christian Living, Fasting, Legalism, Prayer, Spiritual disciplines, Spirituality
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Shall We Dance?
I grew up in a “no dancing” context so it would be accurate to conclude that I am no expert on dancing. The closest I’ve come to any experience is doing the “Hokey-Pokey” and that “shake it all about” still makes … Continue reading




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