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Far from Divine…

Well here I am… Try as hard as I can, I have done it again. I start every day thinking about what I did yesterday, thinking about what I did wrong. Thinking about my sins. Wishing I had not done … Continue reading

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Oh Foolish Galatians…

“And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they … Continue reading

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Moving Day…

It’s moving day… This move does not require a U-Haul truck rental. You don’t have to call a moving company. You don’t even have to load up your car. Like a physical move, it requires a commitment. The idea is … Continue reading

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Getting to the End…

  I try not to get too personal in this blog; it is supposed to be dedicated to my thoughts about a book rather than my thoughts alone. My wife says “David, you have to get to an end with … Continue reading

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Learning the Language of God’s Heart

It was a minor dilemma. My son married a wonderful Colombian woman. So a few years ago, my wife and I had an opportunity to go to Colombia South America for Christmas. We did not know Spanish and we knew … Continue reading

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God’s Transcendental View

“God transcendently sees us from a wider vision of why and how we are.”* I guess it is just human nature, the tendency to emphasize differences between ourselves and others, but I don’t believe that God sees us that way. … Continue reading

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Should God’s People be Tribal?

Words come and go. By that I mean that the times we live in can create words, the technology, the culture, the politics of the time. Today, America is going through a time when people line up against each other, … Continue reading

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God in the Dirt…

  It’s that time of the year. The days are longer, the temperatures are warmer and the dirt has a rich aromatic smell. I find myself drawn outside, wanting to make things grow in the yard. I want to make … Continue reading

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Imago Dei…

As we get closer to finishing the discussion of Mark Labberton’s The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, Pastor Labberton begins to call us to imagine what God sees when He looks at us. Maybe this is the beginning of … Continue reading

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When Suffering Comes…

  No one wants to suffer… Yet suffering comes… Life is going along, you are busy working, feeling ok about yourself, pursing your goals in life, maintaining relationships with friends and family and suddenly loss and pain enter your life. … Continue reading

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