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He Who Saves One Life, Saves the World
There’s something God is asking you to do. But you’re hesitating. You’re not sure. Maybe you didn’t hear him correctly. And certainly, He’s got the wrong person, right? I mean, there are better Christians than you and He hasn’t asked them to do this. You know how mixed your motives are. Maybe this isn’t …[ read more ]
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Winning the Battle, Losing the War, Missing the Point Entirely
I’m not taking sides. Well, not with this post. I just think that the presidential debates make a great illustration. According to the spin after the last two events, President Obama “out-debated” Mitt Romney and, according to professional observers, he “won both debates.” But following each debate, the polls have grown in favor of Mitt …[ read more ]
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The Art of Saying the Wrong Thing at the Right Time
I stink at evangelism. Seriously. I’m no good at it. On hundreds of other topics, I speak with passion and eloquence but as soon as I open my mouth to say the name of Jesus, it comes out sounding like “cheezits” or some eighteen syllable mutation of Jesus’ name. It’s as if as soon as …[ read more ]
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Courage in the Face of Cool
I love Blanche Gunderson. Blanche Gunderson is my hero. If you don’t know Blanche, put “New in Town” on your Netflix queue, sit back and prepare to be schooled in living your faith. Blanche lives in New Ulm, Minnesota. She’s the office manager for a floundering factory. She wears themed sweatshirts, “crafts” in her kitchen …[ read more ]
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Amateur Hour
Amateurs. Am I right? The world is full of amateurs. In fact, as a viewing public, we appear to be fascinated by them. Evidenced by: The meteoric rise in popularity of reality TV. Singing and talent shows wholly devoted to undiscovered amateurs. Youtube. Blogs. Movies written and filmed by unknowns. This is the age of …[ read more ]