What Do They Need?

Last night our small group did an interesting study. We looked at Acts 16:11-40, the story of the roots of the Philippian church. The story recounts the conversion of three diverse characters: Lydia, a wealthy foreigner; a demon-posessed slave girl; and a Roman jailer. Paul approached each person differently. He did what each needed to […]

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Fight

Happy Monday! An exchange around a tweet prompts today’s word-of-the-week… FIGHT My tweet simply said “Life’s not a battle…unless you choose to fight.” My friend Kristen raised a great counterpoint. I choose to fight. I choose to fight against apathy. I choose to fight against injustice. I choose to fight against all of the lies […]

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Where’s God When…?

It’s probably the most common question about God. Even people who don’t believe in Him wonder why He allows bad stuff to happen. I’ve been there. I’ll bet you have as well. I became unsatisfied with platitudes. When you’re drowning in despair, “It’s all part of God’s plan” really doesn’t help much. So I put my […]

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Jesus Isn’t About Fake Smiles

Ever have a week when you wish you could hit the delete button? I’ve spent most of the last few days feeling like the entire world is out to get me. Every little task seems monumental, every obstacle insurmountable. I’m just plain sick and tired of the whole thing…whatever that means. What’s strange is that […]

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Maybe This Explains Why We Wander

I’ve always admired poets. Poetry expresses ideas with an elegance I never quite mastered. I can’t create it, but I appreciate the manner in which a skilled poet weaves words and ideas to create an image. Recently I ran across this poem by a relatively unknown ninteenth-century poet named Sam Foss. It challenged me; I […]

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Them

HAPPY MONDAY! Personal frustration leads me to today’s word-of-the-week… THEM You know who I mean. Them…the folks who aren’t us. Seems like we’re talking about them a lot lately. You and I likely know them in our workplace, our neighborhood, perhaps even our church. We probably accept them, perhaps even love them, but…and there’s the key. […]

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Real-Life Forgiveness

Happy Saturday! I’m rarely at a loss for words. Claire Davis was murdered in the senseless school shooting in suburban Denver. In this video, her father Michael talks about how he hopes we’ll respond to their horrific loss. I hope I’ll never face this sort of pain. I wonder if I’d be able to summon […]

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