Facts

HAPPY MONDAY! A three-year-old conversation prompts today’s word-of-the-week FACTS “I’m a science guy. I rely on evidence, data, and facts.” I’ve frequently pondered my friend’s rationale for not believing in God, because I’m a science guy, too. I want bridge designers and architects and physicists—and lots of other folks—to be science guys as well. I […]

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The Nature Of The Path

“Follow Me.” It’s the invitation of eternity. I believe Jesus wants to end our striving, seeking, and searching. I believe He wants us to accept His invitation—that’s obvious. Last time I argued that the path is about more than Avoiding The Mud. Following the path is active—it must be something more than removing the bad […]

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How To Avoid The Mud

“Follow Me.” Early Christians were called Followers of The Way. It’s easy to visualize following Jesus in terms of the metaphor of a path. Sadly, that path is frequently mischaracterized in ways Jesus never intended. Right versus wrong, good versus evil, moral versus immoral, the underlying message is often one of coercion and threat—you’d better […]

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Please Explain Normal

Every so often I encounter the word “normal” in a context that baffles me. Yesterday I read about an amazing Paralympic athlete who “used to be normal” before an accident caused a spinal cord injury. So now, I suppose he’s, what–abnormal? I wrote these thoughts in November, 2011. # # # Before our latest ride […]

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Unlimited

HAPPY MONDAY! A weekend gathering inspired today’s word-of-the-week… UNLIMITED We attended a going-away party for dear friends yesterday. As I looked around the room I realized how God surrounds us with the things we need most…in unlimited supplies. Grace, love, hope, courage, faith, smiles, forgiveness–they’re everywhere. It’s as though we were made of them, which is […]

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The Paradox Of Hope

Hope offers an interesting paradox. Hope looks forward with confidence and trust based on faith, a faith that comes at least partly from looking back and knowing God has always kept His promises. So hope looks to the future based on past faithfulness. Certainly we live with confidence because salvation is assured, but hope isn’t […]

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Diversity

HAPPY MONDAY! A friend’s reluctance to attend church prompts today’s word-of-the-week… DIVERSITY I know a man who loves Jesus with all his heart. He also happens to have black skin, and has reached a place where he doesn’t feel at home in church. I’ve had a difficult time understanding, but I think recent events in […]

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