YOUR HELL AND A WALKING GOD…
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YOUR HELL AND A WALKING GOD…

In the midst of all this, God walks. Our attempts to explain it all seem so trite, don’t they?  Our searching for the right words…

SO, THIS EXISTS…
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SO, THIS EXISTS…

I just spent an hour on a website called Concernedmembers.com.  Did I have an hour to spare tonight?  Not really.  Did that matter?  Nope. Wow….

FEELING GOD-AWFUL ON GOOD FRIDAY…
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FEELING GOD-AWFUL ON GOOD FRIDAY…

It snuck it in like a well thrown sucker punch. Red-faced and working hard for the “amens” from the faithful, with a suit that seemed…

A DOUBTER’S SERMON…
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A DOUBTER’S SERMON…

I get the doubt, and even the hesitation, in following Jesus. It all sounds a bit far-fetched.  A God who exists somewhere else, breathing life…

A DANGEROUS HEAVEN (What I think about the end-game of Christianity)…
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A DANGEROUS HEAVEN (What I think about the end-game of Christianity)…

This is my friend Brad. https://twitter.com/bradschrum/status/311213225108717568   And those are fantastic questions that he just asked.  (Read his thoughts here.)  Questions that I think must…

CHRISTIANS SHOULD STOP BEING COMPASSIONATE…
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CHRISTIANS SHOULD STOP BEING COMPASSIONATE…

Compassion is all the rage in today’s Christianity. Just think for a moment of how often we talk about compassion.  We shout it from the…

THE ADVENTURE WAITING IN THE SHADOWS…
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THE ADVENTURE WAITING IN THE SHADOWS…

Shadows have a way of lingering around. The darkness has a way of seeping in and settling before we’re prepared.  It’s a bit sneaky like…

ON FEAR BARKING FROM OUR PULPITS…
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ON FEAR BARKING FROM OUR PULPITS…

Not too long ago, I listened to a preacher condemn my generation for wanting more out of life and expecting more out of church.  In…

WEDDING WINE AND MY CROOKED WAYS (A PRAYER)…
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WEDDING WINE AND MY CROOKED WAYS (A PRAYER)…

No one needed to tell Jesus what mankind was really like.   –John 2:25   I wouldn’t trust me either. Not with my track record….

SHRINKING CHURCHES AND AN UNTAMED KINGDOM…
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SHRINKING CHURCHES AND AN UNTAMED KINGDOM…

Nine lonely, despondent-looking church buildings impose themselves on the landscape of my daily commute.  They seem so sad, and so stubborn with their dilapidated steeples,…

WHEN OUR HEROES LIE BLEEDING…
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WHEN OUR HEROES LIE BLEEDING…

  They are supposed to be invincible, these heroes we’ve elevated among us. They are supposed to rise above the odds, leap skyscrapers in single…

LOVE IS OFFENSIVELY FAIR…
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LOVE IS OFFENSIVELY FAIR…

The Gospel is offensively fair. If I’m honest, that often catches me off guard.  I run into people everyday that I’ve labelled and written off….

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