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What I am hearing as I study and lean into prayer and waiting: Read more
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“God saves in ways past finding out, with a persistence and wisdom exceeding anything we can or will understand.” — Eugene Peterson, Reversed Thunder Read more
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In the task of waiting, as the Lord has been reminding me recently, there is the urgency of prayer. As you are waiting… pray. Prayer is not just a matter of having big blocks of time to “be in prayer.” It is also to pray without ceasing. To learn to breathe prayer throughout the day… Read more
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I have been hitting some articles and essays over the past few weeks and wanted to pass along the fun, the challenging, and the insane. First, some Mark Twain quotes: Read more
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If I was looking for a sign things couldn’t get more obvious. I was asked to preach on Christmas Day and when asked, I immediately knew I should set aside the gospel for the day and instead focus on Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40). Read more
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Some thoughts from N.T. Wright in The Challenge of Acts: Read more
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The prophetic in the Old Testament was called the poetic by OT scholar Walter Brueggemann. I’ve grown to love that comparison over the years. I was reminded of it again reading this paragraph from a recent article: Read more
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NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts, is a needed word for our time. In a day when we, as segments of American Christianity, are striving for “cultural order” (and calling it “kingdom”), we need our lives centered on Kingdom order. Read more
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From N.T. Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts: When we put chapter 2 together, then, we find that the ancient promises about God filling the whole creation with his wisdom and glory have become focused on Jesus and his followers. The small sketch of the church in verse 42 functions eschatologically: Jesus’ followers become… Read more
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A little book by Alan Noble called On Getting Out of Bed is well worth your time. Read more
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