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Posted on September 9, 2021September 8, 2021

The biggest loser

Ideologies that traffic in hatred are toxic to your soul. You can't fight hate with hate without losing--even if you feel like you've won. The…

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Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Prayer

Christians believe that prayer--communicating with God--is a central part of one's religious life. The Church teaches prayer by working through the relevant Biblical passages, the…

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Posted on July 3, 2021July 1, 2021

No doorbell

God comes to see without a bell.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 268. He's always there, of course, but this saying reminds us…

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Posted on June 22, 2021June 21, 2021

Parental hangover

J.B. Phillips, in his classic, Your God is Too Small, lists several common misconceptions of God. One he dubs "Parental Hangover." He notes that one's…

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Posted on May 26, 2021May 25, 2021

Birthday guest?

Would you invite Jesus Christ to your birthday party? I love asking this question because most people hesitate to answer. And that pause is worth…

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Posted on April 19, 2021April 15, 2021

Christian health

“The healthy Christian is not necessarily the extrovert, ebullient Christian, but the Christian who has a sense of God’s presence stamped deep on his soul,…

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Posted on March 27, 2021March 22, 2021

Wedding

Today I have the profound privilege of joining a bride and groom in Holy Matrimony. When I took this pastoral role in this college town--it…

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Posted on March 5, 2021February 25, 2021

Time for a nap?

There's a story in Luke 8 about a napping Jesus. With his disciples, he decides to cross the Sea of Galilee (which is more like…

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Posted on November 6, 2020November 4, 2020

Drowning

I was drowning. Seven years old, at the Warren Dunes, in the magnificent waters of Lake Michigan, I was quickly exhausting my dog-paddling attempts to…

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