What You See Is What I Am. . . .
Our media culture is feeding our kids a steady diet of images and body-shape role models through every available outlet. All these messages combine to define a standard of appearance that few will ever reach, but an entire culture is…
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Live Aid. . . 30 Years Ago Today. . . Kids, You’ll Never Know. . . .
I read these words in 2 Peter 3:8 last weekend: “With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” They came to mind this morning as I thought about July 13, 1985…
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Dying With Grace. . . Lessons From A Young Woman And Cancer. . .
She has challenged me this morning. Kara Tippetts is a young pastor’s wife, mother, and woman dealing with breast cancer. I don’t know her personally, but her interview in By Faith magazine has caused me to ponder more deeply the manner in…
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How SCOTUS Isn’t The Big Issue. . . And The Importance Of Words. . .
We’re changing as a culture, that’s for sure. The fruit that’s been ripening on the cultural tree over the last few months looks markedly different from any fruit that same tree has borne during our lifetimes. As a culture-watcher, I…
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Post-SCOTUS Chatter. . . And Trying To Get It Right. . . .
While tracking some of the social media chatter after yesterday’s Supreme Court decision I had a few thoughts that, I hope, are helpful. So many of them have to do with how we, as followers of Jesus, respond to what’s…
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Moral Failure. . . Again. . . And A Word To Youth Workers. . .
Broken. . . horribly broken. That’s what we all are. That’s why God set into action His grand and marvelous plan of redemption. One day, all things broken will be made new and God’s good creation will be restored to…
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A Prayer. . .
A timely prayer to pray for ourselves, our communities, our churches, our nation, and our world. . . and it’s the prayer that Os Guinness shares at the end of his book, Renaissance. . . . “O God, restore us, and…
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Wesley Hill. . . Framing Conversations on Same-Sex Attraction and Sexuality. . .
The culture continues to discuss and frame discussions on sex and sexuality. Ambient sexuality is the order of the day. One voice seeking to remain faithful to Christ and the Scriptures is Wesley Hill, a young New Testament scholar who…
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Thoughts and Prayers Regarding Our Tensions. . . .
How do we balance it out? How can we maintain that tender balance between grace and truth that marked the life and ministry of our Savior, and must mark His bride, the Church? I’ve been attempting to navigate that tender nexus…
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Miley Cyrus. . . The Power of Pop Culture And A Reminder To Pray For Our Kids. . .
It is potent and powerful. It’s the soup of youth culture that our developmentally vulnerable children and teens swim in every day. One “ingredient” that’s been in the mix for the last nine years is Miley Cyrus. Now 22-years-old, she was…
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Tony Campolo, Biblical Interpretation, and How I’m Feeling This Morning. . .
Sleep didn’t come easy last night. Writing these words is equally difficult. While sitting on the couch taking in a Phillies game last evening (lost. . . again), I checked my Facebook feed and spotted a story linking to Tony Campolo’s…
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