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Students of Small Things
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7 min read
We like things big in the U.S. When I was going to school in Canada, I’d show up with a 44 oz drink from Speedway and my friends and professors would shake their heads. One called it “Texas-sized” which is pretty true. We’re obsessed with big. Which is why we have trouble with Jesus always…
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Do I Have a Choice?
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3 min read
The one rule about church we had growing up was that we had to go on Sundays. Not that we had to pay attention or like it. We didn’t have to memorize or make public commitments. There was no witnessing or professing our faith. I never saw this as a hurdle or an unreasonable expectation.…
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For years, I’ve been trying to think of a way to help people find the essential Jesus of faith. To strip away all the extra, accumulated stuff of Christianity so that they can focus on the core of the faith. Asking questions, finding what is essential to the faith. And in the end, to decide on what’s…
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Bigger Than the Gap Which Divides Us
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8 min read
Rose and I would watch the show Parenthood each week, wrapt to the Braverman family. Two aging parents, their adult children with children of their own. And one particular storyline divided our household. Proper 21 | Luke 16:19-31 One of the Braverman kids was having marital trouble. The husband, who had sacrificed his career throughout their marriage,…
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All Life is Motion
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2 min read
ALL LIFE IS MOTION All life is motion. Movement, progress, not in the progressive sense, or the ever building, rising toward an infinite power, but as in making movement one step in front of another. All life is motion. Movement in our cells, the very building blocks of life, moving constantly and permanently vibrant buzzing,…
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Why Arguing Against Protesting Police Is a Bad Idea
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3 min read
I support the institutions of our community. Both in my word and through my tax dollars. I want a healthy and just community. That’s the reason I also support public outcry and calls for justice in the midst of injustice. And the current concerns over police brutality are just such an example. Whether it’s marching…
Make a New Normal
