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Distracted and Deluded
The Parable of the Sower: Choked by Thorns This post has been especially difficult to write because my own heart is so often distracted and deluded. I grew up in the evangelical church, and despite what my pastors and teachers said, it was clear to me that what mostly distinguished us from the rest of…
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An Anger That Won’t Subside
I started to write a post on Sunday after Alex Pretti was killed. I wanted to write about my anger, but I just kept going on about the outrageous injustices perpetrated by the current administration. I realized that what I was feeling was not merely anger. Sure, I was angry, but I’ve been angry for…
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Lukewarm
Lukewarm Christians make me vomit. popular saying among evangelical Christians, attributed to Jesus based on Revelation 3:16 Meh. That’s the lukewarm response to just about everything. It indicates indifference or minimal investment. A lukewarm Christian lacks spiritual fervor and zeal. At least, that’s what I’ve always thought and what I’ve always heard from sermons on…
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The Curse of Wealth
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” Mark 10:23 Mark 10 tells two seemingly unrelated back-to-back stories. In the first, Jesus’ disciples try to keep children from bothering the Teacher. Jesus rebukes them and welcomes and blesses the children. In the…
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Poor in Spirit
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