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The Crime Blotter of My Internal Soul
There was a time for me when avoiding sin seemed a fairly simple prospect. When I was young, I thought I could protect myself from most sin by avoiding bars, bad company and back seats. No problem. Not my scene anyway. Then I grew up and discovered something about sin. Like the voiceover for the …[ read more ]
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One of the Voices in my Head Keeps Shouting
“Shouldn’t I DO something?” This is the line that leads Julia Child, at mid-life, to take up cooking and the rest is history. I think about the same thing when it comes to living out my faith. During one of our weekly convocations at my Christian college, I remember sitting in the gym hearing a …[ read more ]
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A Bird in the Hand, Jack Kerouac and the Dangerous Idolatry of Certainty
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This is a saying for people who like certainty. I am continually amazed at people who are certain of things. Have you met these folk? They abound in all walks of life but seem particularly drawn to the church and they are sure of …[ read more ]
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What I Learned at the Movies this Week-end (That Might Just Change Your Life)
Most good stories are about change. Over the Christmas week-end, people flocked to movies that portray lives in the midst of change – The Blind Side, Invictus, It’s Complicated, Avatar, Did You Hear About the Morgans, Up in the Air, Scrooge. It’s what we look for in great stories – a compelling character facing challenging …[ read more ]
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Sin Boldly! Final Update in the Advent of a New Tradition
Are we Christians not the most uptight bunch of people you’ve ever met or what? Myself, included – at the head of the line, really. Jesus said that the truth would set us free but come into any church and often you’ll find the most locked up bunch of stiffs anyone can encounter this side …[ read more ]