As I listened to the Easter story from the Gospel of Mark in church on Sunday, I was struck by the final words of the passage: So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they [...]
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Read 1 John 4:7-21 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Some things I believe. . . Counterfeit Love I believe that love in its purest and unadulterated form cannot be given or shown without the power of God. Maybe that’s what points to the many one night stands and high statistics of divorce and [...]
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Read 1 John 2:7-14 (ESV, NIV, The Message). It’s not that complicated! One of the things that frustrates me the most about how many Christians approach interpretation of the Bible is how we over-complicate the message. We pull soundbite-sized passages from various places and build entire theologies and denominations around them. The [...]
1 John is a short yet powerful letter. It is most likely written by John the disciple of Jesus. We believe that it was John the disciple as opposed to another John because the author states that he was an eyewitness in 1:1-2. It is also believed that the Greek [...]
For the record, I hate talking about politics. Specifically, I hate how divided people become when talking about politicians and how they deal with the issues. I know that ‘hate’ is a pretty strong word, and I rarely use it around here. But I feel like it’s important for people [...]
I was at the drug store yesterday, in line for a prescription, and a woman in a purple jacket melted down…. just… went to pieces right there in the prescription line. “I can’t DO THIS ANYMORE!” She screamed at the stunned cashier, who blinked quickly while everyone stood there staring, [...]
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Our week in Russia was pretty much the fastest week of my life so far. It seemed to be over before it even had the chance to begin. I’m desperately trying to hang on to my joy – that joy I have only in Russia. Sitting here at the ocean’s [...]
How can one describe the depths and mercy and grace that is God’s love? Lord, your love is indescribable, but oh, grant me words to try. Fill me with inspiration. Your love baffles, defies explanation, astounds. Your love whispers, clues abounding in its mystery, yet always slightly shrouded in the quest [...]
I have heard it time and time again. “Well, one goes into business to make money” or “People got laid off because, well, the business is there to make money.” The business is there to make money. Well, I don’t know if I agree anymore. At least in principle. I [...]
This past Sunday I was starting my usual afternoon Pastoral nap when there was a knock at the door. I got up to answer the door and I find it was two of my neighbors. These neighbors happen to be Jehovah’s Witnesses. They’ve stopped by a number of times to [...]
I salvaged this coffee cup from a mountain of belongings left on the curb across the street after the family who abandoned the house two years ago came back to empty their overstuffed garage. Neighbors and strangers alike later culled through the piles, unearthing DVDs, furniture, a laptop, entire bags of clothing [...]
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