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Begin at 20:00 if it doesn’t start there automatically. It is a beautiful response to the question of hope. Read more
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Nothing serious. Just something for fun. But the man should try Wesley Andrews Coffee for a baseline of what really great coffee tastes like. 🙂 Read more
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Two stories this morning cause my heart to grieve. Read more
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It has been a grueling week since the horrifying attacks by Hamas on Israel. The issues are deep and complicated… to a point. There are some things that are crystal clear and any insistence on trying to muddy those points is driven by pure hatred. What gets lost in the place where Israel and Hamas… Read more
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David Brooks wrote a long piece (HERE) well worth your time. Three Jewish women and how they chose to live differently in the face of Nazism and death. Not just differently, but in a very radical way. All three were impacted by the gospel and followed Jesus. Read more
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I grew up in the Midwest. I’ve lived briefly in the west. A lot in the upper midwest. Now the South. I am deeply rooted in the Midwest. This road trip has reconnected me with that sense of rootedness. Our driving root from southern Missouri to visit more family in Iowa took me down county… Read more
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There is a new documentary on Amazon about fundamentalism, the Duggar family, and the draw of rigid rules called “Shiny Happy People.” I truly hesitated to watch it because there has been a lot coming out lately about deeply flawed church organizations and I’m close to an overdose level. Read more
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I need the Church. While I struggle with the conservative American church expressions, I still love the Body of Christ and the holy catholic Church, as I profess every week in worship. This podcast is very special and worth your time. It’s James Bryan Smith remembering his friend Rich Mullins 25 years after Mullins’s death.… Read more
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It’s been a little over three years since the murder of George Floyd. During COVID we came face to face with lynching and racism and couldn’t just pass on by because we were all stuck inside. So, what did we do? We turned phrases we didn’t understand (as White people) like “critical race theory” and… Read more
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Tish Harrison Warren gives a beautiful picture of Tim Keller in his generosity. This was the life he lived consistently. Read more
Apprentice 2 Jesus 