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Church, Faith, Personal Posted onDecember 12, 2013

More than jars of clay

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 1 Corinthians 4:7 […] Read More

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Church, Faith Posted onSeptember 8, 2013

What defines ‘legitimate’ church?

Lately I’ve been thinking about how people define the word ‘church’. Rachel Held Evans wrote a guest blog post on CNN’s belief blog a couple […] Read More

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Church, Faith, Family, Personal, Work Posted onMarch 29, 2013

Random thoughts on Good Friday

Today is Good Friday.  This season of Lent is almost over and I realize my ‘project’ didn’t get very far.  But that’s ok, I’ll give […] Read More

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Church, Faith, Personal Posted onFebruary 18, 2013

Hospitality, part 1

1 Peter 4:9 “Show hospitality to one another without complaining.” (NET) “Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to […] Read More

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Church, Faith, Personal Posted onFebruary 13, 2013

Another 40 days…

Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the first day of the season on Lent. I don’t think I’ve ever actually seriously practiced Lent (I might […] Read More

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Church, Faith, Personal Posted onJuly 5, 2012July 5, 2012

Blogs, the Evangelical Church, and Love

As I’ve been reading various blog posts over the past few months, I’ve been running into something that makes me feel sad.  It’s hard to […] Read More

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Church, Faith, Personal Posted onJanuary 30, 2011

Thankfulness…

I decided that I am going to try to read more classics.  Currently I’m working through Robinson Crusoe.  One of the themes running through the […] Read More

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Church, Family, Personal, Work Posted onSeptember 20, 2008

Snippets of this and that

Life has been busy.  It feels like I haven’t stopped to rest in while (though I did a bit of that today). We’re insulating our […] Read More

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Church, Faith Posted onMarch 30, 2008

Thoughts on why people leave the church

A couple of weeks ago, a friend wrote this blog post and it got me thinking. I have a somewhat different take on why people […] Read More

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Church, Faith Posted onJuly 4, 2006

‘Biblical Principles’: the new Law?

Luke 11:46 – He said, “… You’re hopeless, you religion scholars! You load people down with rules and regulations, nearly breaking their backs, but never […] Read More

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