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Is the Church Necessary?
Shoehorned into the pew of this modest church in suburban Boston, listening to glorious hymns sung by an incredible choir in a packed nave, and hearing announcements of fantastic outreach, I had never in my life felt less connected to the church. I showed up one more time before I disappeared as suddenly as I…
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Do I Have To Dig On the Trinity Or Is God Cool With Me Anyway?
I’m not sure you can call yourself a Christian if you haven’t ever had to explain the Trinity to someone. My first attempt was when I was 22 and working at Barnes & Noble. It was a miserable failure. My failure was less about my skill or understanding than it is the material one has…
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What the Hell Is Sin?
I remember walking out of the movie theater with great disappointment. This time it wasn’t the hype. I wasn’t super excited because of everything I heard. This was that experiential disappointment that comes when a good movie feels trapped in its own illusion. The kind where there are many ways to end it if you…
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Is God All Up In Our Business?
When you have a person in your office hysterical because their son completed suicide and they are worried about where they’re going or the most pious lifelong Christian worries on his deathbed that he hasn’t done enough to please God or some of the most generous people you’ve met in your life can’t have a…
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Dude, Where’s My God?
It is far easier to find God at work in our history than in our present. There God is all pulling the strings and making things happen. Here? Well, that depends on your theological proclivities. Our theologies have grown out of problems and the choices we make in response to them. Much like we’re doing…
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How Has God Been Active in the World?
If we want to know who God is, one important place to go is to look at who God has been. Much like we think back on our childhood and reflect on our sibling relationships and how our parents treated us. Looking back is an important window at understanding who we are now. Of all…
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What Does God Think Of Creation: “Total Garbage” Or “Love It”?
Depending on who you talk to, creation is either total garbage or the blessing of God, what God called good throughout creation. What does God think of creation? Well, that probably depends on what you think God is up to. Part of the problem is many Christians see creation as being two worlds. The world…
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That God, What’s the Deal?
I’ve studied effectiveness. I read Getting Things Done. Listened to podcasts and read Lifehacker every week. In the last 3 years, I’ve tried 7 different To-Do apps on my phone and gone through just as many calendar and email apps. I’ve been trying to life hack my life to be happier and more productive. Countless changes…