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Living in Babylon
I am beginning a series on the life of Daniel. My study this week takes me through Joyce Baldwin’s little commentary in the Tyndale series. It’s a solid resource I’ve had for years. One of the reminders from Daniel’s life was his solid faith in Yahweh. He was being forced to learn a polytheistic culture, but his faith didn’t keep…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Madea
Originally posted on Apprentice 2 Jesus: Madea says, “Happy Thanksgiving!”
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Meaningful moments, meaningful songs
I was on my way to a pastors’ meeting in 2008. My soul was dying. I was trying to “fix things” in my own way with my church and ministry and while I had the best intentions, it was failing miserably. I was dying inside a little more every day. I had a Christian station on that morning and this…
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I don’t understand… and I WANT to understand
Ferguson, MO is blowing up again. No indictment for the white cop who shot and killed a young unarmed black man. As someone white, I can look at the evidence as it comes out and “analyze” it. But the problem is obviously deeper. I want to acknowledge that. I don’t understand enough. And I want to understand. This video from…
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11.23.14 Segue Podcast
“Segue” – A sermon from Heights Church Subscribe in a reader or on iTunes
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Prayers for Christ the King Sunday
Lord God You gave the peoples of the world as the inheritance of your only Son; you crowned him as King of Zion, your holy city, and gave him your Church to be his Bride. As he proclaims the law of your eternal kingdom, may we serve him faithfully, and so share his royal power forever. Amen. To Jesus Christ…
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Boys will be boys
Through this fall there has been an interesting shift in what is “tolerated.” Bill Cosby is the pinnacle of that right now. From Ray Rice to Adrian Peterson to Bill Cosby, they represent a culture (present and past) that used to be wildly celebrated and is now… um… unseemly. A Washington Post article on Cosby put it this way: The accusations, some…
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This Sunday
The power of segue… Not segway But who could resist?
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Intrepid warriors
Many years ago I received a letter that began, “Dear Intrepid Warrior…” Al Gore hadn’t quite perfected the internet at that time, so I had to look up intrepid in a dictionary. An actual book. And it took time. Wow. I don’t miss the old days! So this is the definition I find online: feeling no fear : very bold or…
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When we have to think hard and finally act
There are obviously pros and cons concerning President Obama’s speech on immigration. What gets missed is the immigrant. Those who are all “pro” Obama were that way before his speech. Those who are all “con” Obama were that way before his speech. While I truly dislike his “go it alone” mentality (which he criticized George Bush for), the plan he lays…
