Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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What is a Christian?
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5 min read
What is a Christian? The short answer is that there isn’t one definition. Never has been. From the very beginning, Christians are a loose collection of people with overlapping theistic belief. Today, given our media coverage and infighting, that truth may be hard to see. Throughout history, we have tried to name common belief with…
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Our work just got harder
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7 min read
I didn’t watch the returns Tuesday. My excuse was that we don’t have cable. But really, it was because I was afraid. I hadn’t processed what would happen if Trump won, but something told me…I don’t know. Maybe not. I didn’t check until after 9. I listened to Slate’s live feed. And I heard it…
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What Christians can do after the election is over
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5 min read
I know the feeling. All that energy focused on the big event. Working, planning, praying for it to work. And the day comes and before we know it, we’re done; it’s over. And we realize there’s a tomorrow to worry about. We were so busy thinking about the day, we didn’t focus on the day…
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Money – evil or blessing?
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6 min read
As a Christian, I hate talking about money. I remember walking into a Roman Catholic church years ago. My girlfriend at the time was Catholic. And lucky us, the priest preached about giving to the congregation. We came back two weeks later and heard another sermon about giving money to the church. Not just a little.…
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Just do the right thing.
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4 min read
If we whittle down our faith, we are left with two base ideas: what we believe and what we do. There is nothing more traditional in Christian faith than arguing over which one is better. Betting on God. Blaise Pascal made my favorite case for belief. Unlike most apologetics, which argue the case for God’s…
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I crossed our northern border into Canada often in the mid-2000s. As an American student at a Canadian seminary, I remember the border patrol finding that idea confusing. “Why would you go to school there?” Growing up in a border state, going to Canada was simple and easy. We’d flash a driver’s license and go…