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This is a season of lament on multiple levels. If you’re feeling it too, I wrote a little something that might resonate… 👉 Click here to read. I hope …

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Christian freedom always turns us towards our neighbor, not towards personal righteousness or individual sovereignty. It’s also true that this Christia…

Sep 16

There’s been a lot of references to apocalypse this year. It’s funny how everyone sounds like a theologian in 2020 (several global crises all at once c…

Sep 14

Click here to read via Medium, if you prefer. —— You’ve probably heard this before (in both direct words as well as actions of others along your journe…

Sep 13

I hesitate to publish a post about meditation when the west is burning, socio-political strife is ripping our collective life apart, and the pandemic i…

Sep 10

I wrote a little ditty on the blog today about the difference between bondage to rightness and the liberation of the gospel. If you’re into that kind o…

Sep 8

The world has long assigned God the role of Punisher-in-Chief instead of Healer, Redeemer, Reconciler, and Forgiver. Our God is the God of restorationn…

Sep 7

My spirituality once boiled down to acquiring a special kind of knowledge (gnosis) that was supposed to get me “above” the grit and grime of life (aka …

Sep 6

I know it seems like it especially is now, but a quick glance at human history reveals the truth… The world has always been falling apart. The differen…

Sep 4

As an indy creator, I’ve had to learn how to get over myself, put my pride aside, and just ask - straight up. So, once a year (or so), I write a simple…

Sep 3

Never lose your sense of humor. My dad used to always tell me this. He used to tell me this as he guided me throughout my young life which included ple…

Sep 2

Click here for the Medium version, if you prefer. —— “Leisure is a quality of spirit, not a quantity of time.” — Eugene Peterson Have you ever been in …

Aug 31

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