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Jesus is coming... look deserving 17 Jun 2013 | 08:24 am
We, the human race that is, tend to operate on a “deserve-it” philosophy. People get what they deserve. It’s a comfortable philosophy because it can be managed. It is “fair.” We see it in all aspects...
A Christmas Story 30 Apr 2013 | 10:39 am
Christmas, for me, has changed since I entered the story. I’m starting to get it. I’m learning to worship Christ at Christmas instead of bowing to the gods of consumerism. I heard someone say recently...
The Loss of Living Here 30 Apr 2013 | 10:36 am
We lose a lot of who we are when we learn to live in this world. We can’t fully be who we were designed to be here. We teach little ones the ways of the world, and they learn quickly which parts of w...
A Better Story 30 Apr 2013 | 10:33 am
Last year at this time I refused to make New Year’s resolutions. I was pretty sure self-improvement plans and goal-setting were evil. Instead I was going to trust God with the plans. But what I learn...
Surrogates: It's the Church 30 Apr 2013 | 10:30 am
Surrogates is my favorite kind of movie. I love films like Gattaca and The Island, and these sorts of films that make you ask “what if?” Not being a movie critic, I don’t know what you would classify ...
Ambition Redeemed 30 Apr 2013 | 10:28 am
When it comes to telling a better story, questions of control and sovereignty and ambition tend to arise for me. So, starting to read Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy has been well-timed to allo...
Made to Rule 30 Apr 2013 | 10:25 am
So, we all long for control. That is no surprise. But to consider that it is our destiny and design to rule and reign is something that I have not thought much about. Though I recognize that Christ ca...
Judging Judgers 30 Apr 2013 | 10:22 am
If there’s one type of person I can’t stand, it’s people who judge other people. No, that irony is not lost on me. Over the past month, I have had strong reactions to people who have criticized, mock...
Moral Checklists and Christ-less Christianity 30 Apr 2013 | 10:19 am
You ever have those weeks when your worth and value as a human takes a serious blow? When your personhood is repeatedly called into question based on many legitimate grounds? I just had that week. It...
My Ego Wants to Fix You 30 Apr 2013 | 10:16 am
Someone shared this passage from a book with me today, and I caught a glimmer of a truth I used to know, and I longed for it again. It spoke to me because I’ve been thinking about how often I prefer ...
