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Speaking Truth to People Who Won’t Listen – The Jeremiah Generation

The Jeremiah Generation. Is that us? We’ve been entrusted to speak truth in our times. We are to speak of God’s boundless, reckless, lavish love. Love that brought Jesus from heaven to the cross. Love that cries out to those who deny its very existence and that waits with open arms, scanning the road for …[ read more ]

Faith and Life–It’s Complicated

Spare me your tweets and memes. Truth matters but so does delivery of truth. Ask Jesus. Fans of social media. Divisive people. Evil forces. What do they have in common? They like to create camps and convince people there are only two choices on every issue impacting humans and society—and we all must choose one …[ read more ]

God and Guns and Idols Revealed in the Aftermath

In the wake of tragedies like the deaths in Uvalde, Texas, people talk. They throw lots and lots of words at the pain, mostly because that caliber of pain cries out for answers. The crying out part is biblical. When Cain murdered his brother Abel, God told Cain: “What have you done? The voice of …[ read more ]

God in Uncertain Times

An Ode to All We Do Not Know This morning I thought back to one year ago. I started the day at my desk after some Bible reading and prayer. Worked my job. Enjoyed a sense of self-determination and well-being. At 1, I left to meet a client. By 3:30, I was in the back …[ read more ]

How to Love People Who Hate You (Or Going from Different to Dangerous)

It used to be that you just disagreed. You were the “Jesus” person. He was your “thing.” No biggie. Their parents talked about Jesus, or they grew up going to church or they knew others who were “religious.” You were still cool. They just saw life differently than you. They didn’t need that “crutch.” They …[ read more ]