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Christians Should Stop Lying to People
We need to stop lying to people. Maybe it will help if we stop lying to ourselves. We say all the time that people will find answers in Jesus Christ. That’s only partially true. I’ve followed Jesus for over fifty years and I have some answers to some questions but at times of great personal …[ read more ]
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More Powerful than We Imagine
This is a time to weep. More violence. More questions. More injured. More dead. I don’t have answers. I wish I did, but I suspect that if I did, they wouldn’t comfort the way we think they would. Even if I had the exact answers to the questions raised when innocent people die, it wouldn’t …[ read more ]
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The Light Shines in the Darkness
Father? Yes, my child? This is a very dark place that you have sent me. Yes, I know. You are the Light. The people here are lost. Yes, I know. You are the Way. They believe lies about you. I know. You are the Truth. There is the stench of death all around. You are …[ read more ]
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Some Light Thoughts about Jesus
So, I’m reading the book of John and I’m thinking about the idea that Jesus is the light of the world. And I’m annoyed this morning that my room was so full of light I was forced to wake-up when I would have preferred to be asleep and I’m thinking, yeah, Jesus is like that. …[ read more ]
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A Peculiar People
The man asked me what kind of writing I do. “Christian writing.” I replied. “Oh.” He answered with a tinge of disappointment. “Do you ever write for normal people?” And I could hear God laugh. In the King James translation of 1 Peter 2:9, God says to us “But ye are a chosen generation, a …[ read more ]