So far we’ve seen that we the Church are fundamentally a sent people. The Church does not exist for itself, rather it exists for the world. And we’ve also seen that this thing called the Church is Jesus’: He started it, He’s sustained it, He is building it. What’s more: a gathered, called-out people was […]
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I’ve been thinking long and hard recently about what I want this space to be. Is it a place for talking smack or is it a place that cultivates renewal, both culturally and personally? To that end I’m going to start a weekly study on the Book of Philippians. It isn’t going to be anything […]
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For a friend who finds it difficult to believe right now.
“How can this man give us his flesh and blood? This is absurd!” A sharp argument broke out among the Jews, centering on this graphic teaching of the Man from Nazareth.
“I tell you the truth, my friends, unless you eat the flesh of […]
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I posted this paraphrase of Paul’s words in Philippians on another person’s blog and thought I would use it for my own post! I don’t have any commentary on the passage this time, but hopefully my own paraphrase will encourage you in your own struggle to shed the old self and fully dwell in the […]
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This is an essay I wrote for my Biblical Hermeneutics class. We were assigned the task of choosing a Gospel pericope (story/passage) and were suppose to describe and analyze it. I thought it was a pretty good read, so I thought I would post it here. I must warn you, it is long (3500 words, […]
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For Christy, who is finding it hard to have faith right now.
There are times in our lives when we can move mountains, when our faith is so strong and big and mighty that we face Everest in the same way we face an ant hill on a stroll through the forest: with one big “stomp” […]
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I was looking through some of my archived posts and came across this one from a few years ago while I was in ministry on Capitol Hill. It made me smile, so I thought I would repost it. Enjoy!
This afternoon, I was in the shower asking God to help me cast aside my sinful self […]
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(my tweets)
