I like the way we released my dad last weekend. (To Everything There Is A Season)
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To Everything There Is A Season
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. My dad passed away about one month ago. I haven’t said much about it to anyone, mostly because I’m not quite sure what I feel about the whole thing. Dad and I weren’t really close. No animosity, just distance […]
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Peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, and turmoil, but calm in the midst of them. Don Meyer Last Saturday my wife suggested that we should coach a youth baseball team together. I scoffed at her idea, a violation of marital etiquette on the same level as choosing a lawn mower for her anniversary […]
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations. ~ Elton Trueblood Yesterday I heard one of society’s common phrases: I’ll believe it when I see it. It’s important to revisit our core values and beliefs frequently, and that statement brought me back to two of my guiding principles.
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“The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God. We are dealing with somebody we made up.” Rob Bell I recently encountered an interesting question in Brent Cunningham’s blog: “Does God really ‘forget’ when He forgives?” For me, Brent’s article prompts another question: “Do you […]
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I am only one, but I am one. I can’t do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will. Edward Everett Hale The story of Relentless Grace emerged differently than I imagined. I suspect a lot of creative endeavors are […]
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I’ve noticed that many atheists spend an amazing amount of time thinking about God. In a cult classic from the 70’s called Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig argues that you can identify a person’s doubts and insecurities by the topics about which they shout the loudest. His example: nobody’s running around […]
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“I’ve always admired atheists. It takes a lot of faith.” ~ Chris in “Northern Exposure” When I published Relentless Grace, a marketing expert advised me not to place so many references to God on the cover. “You’re going to lose a lot of sales if they think it’s all about God.” I recall wondering about […]
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I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. I spend much of my time these days seeking creative ways to tell my story. In the past […]
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The speaker made a startling claim: “Every individual deserves respect.” I’m afraid I missed most of what remained in the message.
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Big enough is big enough, biggest isn’t necessary. Seth Godin In an article titled Infinity: they Keep Making More Of It, Seth Godin describes the dilemma of our obsession with numbers. In a global, mobile world, there’s no practical limit to growth and, apparently, no such thing as big enough. Our culture defines churches, businesses, […]
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If you’ve read RELENTLESS GRACE, you understand the varied levels of significance embedded in the question, “Is this who I think it is?”
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