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Beware of Crowdsourced Faith
More than Great Teaching Jesus’ ministry cannot be summed up as one of great teaching. He was a great teacher. His sermons and parables are as relevant today as they were in time of the Roman empire. We do well to study His teaching and to continuously re-read the gospels. The power of Jesus’ ministry, …[ read more ]
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The Art of Hard Conversations
Do you avoid hard conversations? Do you have an aversion to speaking the truth when it’s unpleasant? That’s not uncommon. Me, I have an aversion to yeast. I think it’s creepy when you add the warm water to a packet of yeast and it bubbles as it begins to activate. Totally creeps me out. Here’s …[ read more ]
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I Invite You to Desolation, RSVP (or God’s Own Area 51)
Desolate. Deserted of people, and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness . Do you know the place of desolation? Have you spent time there? Geographically, I’ve encountered some extremely desolate places. Spiritually, I can testify that Desolation is also a spot on the map of my soul’s geography. Many of you have sojourned there, too. People are familiar with desolation that occurs when one is …[ read more ]