LEARNING MY LINES . . .

. . . discovering what it means to follow Jesus, seeing my story swept up into his . . .

God's Story artwork

Redeeming All Things. . . Good Friday. . .

The Biblical story runs like this: Creation – Fall – Redemption – Restoration. And this weekend we celebrate God’s great grace and mercy through His plan of Redemption. The sad reality is that even though Jesus came to redeem all…
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Redeeming All Things. . . Holy Thursday. . .

The Biblical story runs like this: Creation – Fall – Redemption – Restoration. And this weekend we celebrate God’s great grace and mercy through His plan of Redemption. The sad reality is that even though Jesus came to redeem all…
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Ministry Downfalls. . . And The Problem of Me. . .

In years past I would watch the crash-and-burn of others in ministry and simply shake my head. “Should have known better.” “Well, that was easy to see coming.” “I’m sure glad I would never do anything like that!” All that…
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Appearances Are Everything. . .

It’s pretty simple. . . the mantra for identity these days, that is. It goes like this: I am what I look like and what other people think of what I look like. Its for that reason that I’m glad I’m not…
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National School Walkout. . . Solutions?

Just like it will happen all over the country, high school and middle students here in our area will be walking out in planned demonstrations today. . .four weeks after the horrible tragedy in Parkland, Florida. Our kids can and…
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A Passionate Appeal To Parents. . .

There is a cultural narrative that is catechizing our kids. The classical definition of catechesis is “to instruct orally.” Traditionally, catechesis in the Christian faith took place in the home and the church, with adults asking students a series of questions…
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For Youth Pastors Who Struggle With Porn. . .

My head is still spinning around the message Gail Dines delivers in her video, “Growing Up In A Pornified Culture”, that I blogged on last week.  Her message is in-your-face, troubling, and oh-so-true. As long as we keep moving in…
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Post-Parkland Thoughts. . . .

So it’s been one-week since a deeply-troubled and broken soul wreaked havoc on a school in an act that has sent unimaginable ripples of pain and brokenness near (family, friends, community) and far. In the week since, a grieving community…
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