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Beauty & Love, Surely

26 Jul 2008

I spoke last Sunday on God’s song of goodness from Psalm 23. The Message version reads “Surely your beauty and love follow me.” Other versions read “goodness and mercy” instead of beauty and love. Irregardless, I love the statement. We often think that we need to chase after good things, [...]

3 things I’m convinced of

07 Dec 2006

1. The gospel needs to be re-introduced to many of us.
Many churched and de-churched folks still view the gospel as fire insurance, or a guaranteed ticket out of hell. The thing about this fear is it wears thin after a while. So my reason for going to church in the first place is [...]

Scandalously Concrete

06 Oct 2006

It’s the wee hours of the morning as I type this post. 3:32 am to be exact.
As a visionary-strategist type my mind can flutter like Wall Street at noon. I get these ministry pop-up messages in my brain asking, “What’s the best way?” or “How is this going to happen with so little [...]

When understanding is not crucial, nor experience reliable

24 Sep 2006

You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting Christians; a meticulous observer of everything set down on God’s law Book. [...]

Living in wide-eyed wonder & belief

15 Sep 2006

No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It’s put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they’re going. Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with [...]

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