What! You too?

I have always felt a bit of guilt regarding my prayer life. My words rarely seem deep enough,  or thoughtfully composed enough; or my prayers were so distracted especially during that listening part of the conversation. They were predictable – almost like a mad...

Scar-friendly Places

Posted originally by Baptist News Global – Perspectives on February 11, 2015 Scars have a bad reputation.  They’re branded as the bullies on the playground, the bad apples in the barrel, the “Debbie Downer” of the party.  We ban them from our conversations.  We...

Consuming Religion

Consuming Religion We live in a culture that tells us our goal in life is to consume. We’re constantly looking for things that are newer and better, even if the things we have work just fine. Materialism isn’t really our problem (we don’t keep things long enough for...

Awesome Sauce

Know what’s awesome?  Coffee in the morning.  Fantasizing over all things Pinterest.  Giftcards from Panera.  A clean house.  $2.00 for a gallon of gas.  Good surprises. Electronics that work properly.  A sunset on the beach.  God giving God. This past week I attended...

Happy New Year

It’s a new year and it’s time for some changes.  On that note, there’s something we need to talk about. It’s becoming an epidemic in our culture, particularly to internet users.  Particularly those internet users on social media.  It shows up right before our eyes,...

On Earth, Peace

I wonder what the shepherds were talking about under that lone tree in the fields, as they watched their flocks that night. You know they had to be talking.  What else could shepherds do as they watched their sheep sleep?  Perhaps one of them expressed worry about his...

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