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You and me

It is an interesting and useful question to ask what part of who we are is nature and what part is nurture… But maybe the more important question for our daily movement through God’s world is what part of ourselves is only possible because of the person in front of us, at this very moment? Continue reading

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Open wide

Like a parent feeding a child, sometimes the blessings of God may seem unappetizing to us. Sometimes, God’s blessings look more like stained carrots than bags full of candy. Continue reading

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Preaching tragedy

I want to pose a question: Is a 13 minute sermon on the latest tragedy in the world helpful or edifying for the church? What do you think when a preacher ‘preaches tragedy’? Continue reading

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Ignoring the “mustn’t”

I wonder how many of us continue to live under the “you mustn’t” and “don’t even try,” having believed whoever said it to us years ago. I wonder how much ministry might be possible if we overcame the “you can’t”s of our histories. Continue reading

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The Community

Community is important. What community allows you to be the truest form of you that God has gifted the planet with? How do you build community? Continue reading

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Eliminating hurry

When we live in a world with so much noise and busyness, is the way forward really more activity? The only way we combat restlessness is by engaging in rest. Adding more activity onto a restless soul will simply keep it from experiencing the quietness in needs for its own restoration. Continue reading

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We believe…

More than a declaration of faith, the creed brings the community together— we, together as God’s people, declare exactly that which we believe. Continue reading

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Community needs

Community is a funny thing. Many of us hold it as an important value in our faith “communities” and our lives. Interestingly, the very idea that we need to hold it as a value may indicate something particular about life in our context. Continue reading

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Chickpeas & the management of impressions

I keep chickpeas on my shelf to serve as a reminder that I need to continually put down my desire for approval, for accolades, for acceptance. It reminds me that my identity is to be based on who I am as a child of God. Continue reading

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Geometrical communication

Prayer has geometry, as do our communications with one another. Mapping the geometry of our words—to God and to one another—is one way in which we can bring focus and awareness to the beauty that’s possible in how we relate. Continue reading

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