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Killing Gungor
The blood still stains the teeth of theologian yard dogs after they encircled and mauled their victims the last few weeks. They follow the headlines and the rumors and the scent of blood and without questioning, without hesitating, without knowing, … Continue reading
Advent Family Readings Week 2: Preparation
Download PDF version here Sunday, December 8th Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 This passage is full of images of lions and lambs eating straw together and babies playing with cobras. What makes these images so special? Jesus brings peace and safety. In preparation … Continue reading
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Advent Family Readings Week 1: Hope
Download PDF here Sunday, December 1st Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5 How do you think the Israelites felt that aſter years of horrible suffering at the hands of foreign enemies God was going to bring them comfort, peace, and forgiveness of sins? … Continue reading
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Making an Adventure Out of Advent
I was tired of Christmas feeling like a drive-by shooting; a loud bang, then all of a sudden I feel really tired and have an overwhelming sense of having been robbed. But there’s a different way, an ancient way, to … Continue reading
Christian Immigration
I use the term “God-life” a lot. I’m not sure where I picked it up. It’s a bit awkward in how it rolls off the tongue. I think it means the life that God has called us each to live. … Continue reading
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Of Whales and Men; Jonah Chapter 2
I’m not preaching Jonah 2 to the church. It’s too intimate of a prayer to preach broadly to more than one individual at a time. But I wanted to write this to help fill in the gap in our Jonah … Continue reading
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