EACH YEAR MY BROTHER AND I WRITE A BIRTHDAY LETTER SLAMMING EACH OTHER. ENJOY! Dear Justin, I wrote this birthday letter days ago. It wasn’t something I could do on your actual birthday. The weight of depression, caused by you being born on November 14 keeps me in bed numb until about midday. I’ve even […]
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In a recent post about the communal nature of Christianity, I discussed the individualism that’s poisoning the church. Even the way we interact with the Scriptures is often colored by our “me” oriented culture. A lot of leaders encourage me to … Continue reading →
Idols aren’t just made of stone and wood. They’re more often built of appeals to personal identity. It’s the self that most often gets worshiped. (Little wonder that most idols built of wood and stone look at least somewhat human.) Identity in America is the highest achievement, our call to be who we are on […]
“And the officers commanded them [the Israelites]: When you see the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God carried by Levitical priests. you must break camp and follow it.“ – Joshua 3:3 I find this passage of Scripture so fascinating. Think about it…. At this time, the Israelites had been following the leading of […]
From my book, The Descent to Compassion Abruptly I noticed a strange fog begin to fill the church. It came from the opening just above the sanctuary near the back of our church. As the fog settled among the people, I thought my prayers had been answered in the form of a divine miracle, but […]
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“The Obama administration told a federal court today that the Christian business Hobby Lobby must obey the HHS mandate that forces religious companies to pay for drugs for women that may cause abortions.”
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God wants our private life, and our public life to line up for His glory. It’s been said, “Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; it’s doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.” There have been times in my life that I’ve played the […]
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