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The Shocking Reason We Hang Out in Psalms
Like many of you, I am not always okay these days. There are moments when I feel connected with Jesus, engaged with work, on-top of the pandemic situation, and prayerful. Then, there are the other moments. When I’m frustrated at the number on my scale. Or sad about the loss of my dad. When I’m …[ read more ]
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Pleasing God by Sitting on My Butt
“I’ve heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord” That line isn’t just a really cool opening to a song by Leonard Cohen it contains a freeing truth that more creative Christians should receive like a whizzing pass from Tom Brady and run with it all the way to …[ read more ]
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Nothing Nice about Faith
My coworker smiled at me with, you know, the smile you use when you’re tolerating some old person’s story or a friend’s vacation photos. Anyway, she smiled and said, “It must be nice to have the faith you have.” It was hard to continue using my inside voice as I ended our conversation. Nice? I …[ read more ]
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This is My Brother, Daryl, and My Other Brother, Daryl
Have you ever looked at the people God sent in your life to help you and thought – “Seriously, Lord?” My dear friend, Clernise, grew up an orphan in Haiti, relying on the Lord, alone, for deliverance. She prayed often that she would meet an American man who loved the Lord, would come to love …[ read more ]
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A Bitter Choice
“Anyone know that guy’s name? You know, the one who wrote Walden?” The college student, trying to complete an assignment, pumped a crowd of us in the workout room for information. “Henry David Thoreau.” An older gentleman answered. “He’s the writer who said, ‘Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave …[ read more ]