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  • the God-questions

    the God-questions

    “It’s not brave to have answers. It’s brave to watch them get erased, obliterated, rubbed out with a half-chewed cheap eraser on the end of a #2 pencil, the kind that leaves black nasty smudges in the wake of that math formula that should have contained, as promised, a solvable [...]

     
  • book review: good idea. now what? [how to move ideas to execution]

    book review: good idea. now what? [how to move ideas to execution]

    I wake up in the morning dragging. I search for that first dose of caffeine that’ll get me going through the day. My wife tells me that I really need to go to bed earlier. But that would mean I’d have to stop what I’m working on in the evenings, and [...]

     
  • i am terrified

    i am terrified

    Three months ago my outlook on life completely changed. I had no idea becoming a parent would make me reconsider so many things I held to be true. In particular, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how Jesus lived his life. On the streets. Hanging out with the rejects. [...]

     
  • moving versus resting

    moving versus resting

    I’m frozen in time. Actually, frozen on my couch somewhere between working on a series of paintings and climbing on my elliptical. I was thinking about inertia—that stuff smart people say when they’re explaining that an object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest. [...]

     
  • why do bad things happen to good people?

    why do bad things happen to good people?

    The rain splashes against the window like tears. The past creeps in like flickering shadows and I am thinking of it again. I no longer ask why bad things happen. In retrospect, I can see how God turned what others meant for evil to good and my sin into something [...]

     
  • giving away mother’s day

    giving away mother’s day

    This year, I will celebrate my first Mother’s Day as a Mom. As the day approaches, I can’t help but think about how lucky I am. I am healthy, loved, and my every need is provided for. But not all mothers can say the same thing. There’s the young mom [...]

     
  • words that bring division

    words that bring division

    We use words to compartmentalize, categorize, and define. For example, I would define my Christian theology (or spirituality) as a Protestant Evangelical Reformed Charismatic Episcopal/Anglican Christian.  Each of these words brings a certain characteristic or understanding to what kind of Christian I am. Historians and sociologists use stereotypes to categorize [...]

     
  • the artist’s rule

    the artist’s rule

    “As you make art or write, the process is a container for awareness. Everything that rises up—judgments, blocks, insights—is a reflection of the whole of your life.” Christine Valters Paintner in The Artist’s Rule I sat in the corner of my kitchen yesterday morning and spent the early hour reading, [...]

     
  • movers for moms

    movers for moms

    For me, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I’m trying to be more intentional about giving (and dealing with my excess). As I write this, it’s possessions month in [the 7 project]. And that means we need to give some things away. More importantly, we need to be intentional about [...]

     
  • church = life together?

    church = life together?

    Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. ~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 I grew up in the church. Sunday school, [...]

     
  • book review: evangelical truth [a personal plea for unity, integrity and faithfulness]

    book review: evangelical truth [a personal plea for unity, integrity and faithfulness]

    Evangelical Truth: A Personal Plea for Unity, Integrity & Faithfulness (Christian Doctrine in Global Perspective) is an easy-reading theological book that defines the contours of Evangelical belief. The late John Stott had a great ability of explaining complicated ideas in practical everyday language.  This book is a necessary primer for understanding [...]

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