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Whiny Baby Sissy-Mary Christians (the call to courage in these times)
Outside of this blog, I’m not very brave. It bothers me when people don’t like me or misunderstand something I’ve said or disapprove of my opinion. I know I have a high tolerance for pain, but if someone made me sit in an uncomfortable chair in a room with nothing to read or do and …[ read more ]
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Our God is an Avenger
Dear Yazidi mother, I cannot imagine your pain. I’ve read reports of what you’ve endured and can hardly bear to read another. Your husbands and sons murdered, your daughters ripped from your arms and sold to men who tell them their god gives them permission to rape and to enslave. A world feasting on the …[ read more ]
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The Bible Verse None of Us Believes – at First
Some days you feel like the warrior you are because of Jesus. Your armor glints in the sun. Your soul senses the power of the risen Christ within you and you itch for a front-line assignment. The enemy is before you, ever at work, but greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world i s the motto emblazoned on your shield and you sink …[ read more ]
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Ten Reasons You Kill Christians
In the past several days, reports from Belgium, Nigeria, and Pakistan of suicide bombers targeting Christians have seemingly rolled in like waves. One month ago, four Wycliffe translators were martyred in the Mid-East and a kidnapped Catholic priest was crucified in Yemen over the weekend. I believe, with headlines destined to stir fear, it is …[ read more ]
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Discomfort Ye My People – Or Why Guitar Players Make Effective Christians
My development as a guitar player is seriously arrested. I am a guitar player. I own one. In fact, I own two – a six-string acoustic and a twelve-string. I’ve played on church music teams. I can pick it up, finger some basic chords, and strum. By sixth grade, I could play simple worship songs …[ read more ]