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The Gospel in Two Chairs
I am certainly a visual learner – so I love this illustration. As with a lot of things, I can’t agree 100% with all the conclusions here, but the illustration is powerful. And, as with a lot of things, I … Continue reading
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C.S. Lewis Daily
I am loving the new “C.S. Lewis Daily” at Bible Gateway. Sign up for a quick daily reading from Lewis here. Here is today’s reading: On pleasure [The demon Screwtape writes:] [God, the “Enemy,” is] a hedonist at heart. All those … Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday – Pineapple Story: A Lesson in Giving Things Over to God
This is one of my favorite sermons of all time. Otto Koning was a Dutch missionary in Papua New Guinea. I love his sense of humor, which I’d like to think is similar to mine. This is absolutely worth the … Continue reading
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It is Not Good – Isolation
“A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.” Proverbs 18:1 (NKJV)
Posted in Being a Dad, Family, Leadership, Making Sense of Faith, Marriage, Scripture
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It is Not Good
So in the creation story in Genesis, God creates and then declares each day (accept the second day, I believe) that His creation is “good.” This happens days 1-5 of creation. Then on day six, man is created and God … Continue reading
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Identity – Being before Doing
I talk a lot about “identity.” I think one of the core issues for growing as a follower of Jesus is determined by how we view ourselves – where we get our “identity” from. I struggle to articulate this point, … Continue reading
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Holy Middle Ground – Part 2
I found this quote in a book I’m reading (“What It Means to Be a Man“). It fits perfectly with my original post on “Holy Middle Ground.” “Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.” Karl Wilhelm Friedrich … Continue reading
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The New Lone Ranger Movie and The Way of Blessing
So I’ve been on a bit of a “winning streak” in recent days. Like last year, I won free haircuts for a year from “Fantastic Sam’s”. I won a free membership to Sam’s Club. And honestly, I won something else … Continue reading
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Those Crazy Christians
Sadly, in December of 2011, I lost a good friend, Stephen Getzelemann. As Stephen battled against a Strep A infection, our church surrounded he and his wife and son. It seemed like everyone was praying and pitching in to help, … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others, Making Sense of Faith, Music, Odd, Videos
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Freedom’s Responsibility
I loved one of the illustrations from Pastor Matt‘s sermon on Sunday. I’ll get to that in a minute. The gist of the message was that we are called to “serve one another” (Galatians 5:13-16). In fact, God has set … Continue reading
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