Tag: bible
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Why walking through Holy Week can make a difference
I was talking with someone yesterday who went to 6 Holy Week worship services in three days for the first time ever. After assuring her that this meant she would definitely receive extra gold stars in heaven, the conversation drifted to her insights and spiritual learnings from her intentional walk through this the Holiest of…
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Practically imperfect in every way
I have a 2 and a half year old who loves to watch Mary Poppins. I do I love that movie, but after the millionth viewing it’s starting to get under my skin. Especially that scene where Mary pulls out her tape measure and measures herself to be ‘Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.’…
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why I often miss the point of Christmas
Growing up I used to watch a lot of Hallmark Channel Christmas movies with my family. Nothing wrong with these movies per se, but if left unchecked you can start to miss the whole point of the Christmas. No, I don’t mean that the Hallmark Christmas Channel movies don’t contain enough Jesus. What I mean…
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why I’m old fashioned (when it comes to churchy things)
One day after a lesson on church history, a youth from our community said: “Robert, you like really old stuff a lot, don’t you?” I replied, “The older, the better.” See, for me, when it comes to cultivating a spiritual life or a religious practice, I think that older is usually better. I believe the…
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why I take the Bible seriously
A couple weeks ago I had a wonderful conversation with a bright and thoughtful young man about the Bible, faith, art, and existentialism. It was one of those moments when I thought, ‘Boy I must have the coolest job ever.’ He asked some really deep questions about life, the nature of reality and the purpose…