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Where There is Shouting, Let me Whisper Truth
If I can shout louder than you can, does that make me right? Does the volume of the outcry justify the stand? If there are many us, thousands, in fact, and we all shout at once, does that mean that now we own the truth? When people shout at us, we’re tempted to shout back. …[ read more ]
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What Light in this Present Darkness?
Are you finally angry enough to invest energy in fighting the true enemy? I sat beside a lovely professional woman this week. I like this girl. She’s snarky, intelligent, and strong. We don’t know one another well but we get along. So, I was shocked to hear her make this pronouncement as she scrolled through …[ read more ]
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Kick Him Where It Counts, in Jesus’ Name
Once, trying to escape from a bear hold I nearly broke my own nose. It’s good it happened in the karate school and not in a dark alley Or I might not be writing this post. In martial arts training, I learned that often the difference between remaining captive to an attacker and breaking free …[ read more ]
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When a War Lingers On . . .
When a war lingers on soldiers are known to fall into disarray. They’re only boys, after all, and girls far from home, feeling forgotten, trained for battle but biding time while generals detente and the enemy lurks in the unreachable shadows. And so they lose themselves in exotic vices they didn’t know at home – …[ read more ]