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Category Archives: Religion/Faith
Success
I’d just graduated from college and, being pragmatic, understood that becoming a Nobel Prize-winning author, legendary rock star, and Oscar-winning actor might take a few years, so I acquired a day job installing electronic security devices in retail stores. But … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged entrepeneur, moral, parking meter, principles, success
22 Comments
Extraordinary
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June 25, 2017
Tagged disciple, extraordinary, God, jim elliot, ordinary, testimony, witness
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Double Tragedy
When someone harms others publicly, we see two parties: perpetrators and prey. We loathe the monsters and mourn the victims. And yet, to God all crimes are family tragedies. For all, victims and monsters, are his children. His heart is broken twice.
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Religion/Faith
Tagged God, ISIS, killer, murder, serial, terrorism, victims
20 Comments
Perfect Love
Happy Father’s Day!
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Father's Day, God, love, perfect, sacrifice, son
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You’re Peculiar!
I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a poetry reading for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in tight black clothes. I stepped up to the microphone and mumbled, “I feel … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 Peter 2:9, funny, hipster, reading
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How Big is Your God?
“Traveling through space and not finding God does not mean that space is empty any more than traveling through my body and not finding me means that I am not here.” ~Dallas Willard
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged creation, Dallas Willard, God, heaven, infinite, Isaiah 66:1-2, space
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Bored in Heaven?
Are there too many ‘Christians’ in the world, and not enough disciples? In his book The Divine Conspiracy, renowned philosopher-theologian Dallas Willard puts it this way: “It might prove helpful to think occasionally of how, exactly, I would be glad … Continue reading
Posted in Books, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged bored, Christian, Dallas Willard, disciple, heaven, unchanged
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