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God Unswaddled – Preparing for the Season of the White Horse

You know how when you’ve been married for a long time, there are some arguments that feel like déjà vu. When those arguments begin, you want to just say “Haven’t we had this one before? Can we just cut to the chase on this one this time?” That’s how I feel about the Christmas season …[ read more ]

Don’t Just Say Grace – Extend Grace

Imagine this scene for just a moment. One of your relatives or friends stands before a judge having just received an irrevocable sentence of death. The judge looks out on the courtroom and asks if anyone has any words before the condemned is sent to death row. Several of you ask to speak and here …[ read more ]

What If Christianity Isn’t True? The Sticky Sap of Doubt

Did you ever touch something sticky – like pine sap or fly paper or syrup – and then find yourself battling stickiness on multiple levels? First, you try to wipe it off on a tissue or paper towel but now you just have bits of paper clinging to you everywhere. Then, you try wiping one …[ read more ]

Chicken Little Christians in the Days of Elijah

To everything there is a season. That isn’t just a song from the sixties. It’s ancient wisdom from King Solomon. There is a time and season for everything. A time to be silent and a time to speak. It’s time to speak. Some of you won’t like this blog post. If you’re fainthearted, culturally skittish …[ read more ]

When You Only Got 100 Years To Live

Yesterday I attended a funeral for a dear man who lived ninety years on this earth. Ninety years. The funeral home played a looping montage of photos from his life. A young man in a suit standing beside a truck. A young man in a different suit standing beside the truck with a young woman. …[ read more ]