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Giving Up Our Right To Retribution

I'm struck by how anti-entitlement God's Word seems to be. Been wronged? Been hurt? Been harmed? Have a justifiable case to make against a person/group/corporation who's causing you trouble? If so, the Bible tells you to give up your right to vengeance. [Click title to read more.]

Weekly Roundup

So I'm hosting a giveaway! Get your name in now while there's still time. Beyond that, this week as we all struggled to get our bearings from Thanksgiving I wrote about how your time means everything to others, what happens when we gossip, and the danger of being "fruit inspectors." Also, the final week of … Continue reading Weekly Roundup

Fruit Inspectors

For all of us, I'm sure, there is a collective set of identity markers and clues that scream to us "fellow believer." But the Bible tells us that's not how you identify Christians. [Click title to read more.]

What Happens When We Talk About Other People

The judgments we make about others and the opinions we form about them are cultivated in those moments of ownership when, by talking about someone, we feel that their life is rightfully ours to comment on or discuss. Such acts lead to can lead to feelings of superiority and to the idea that we know best. [Click title to read more].

Your Time Means Everything

I like to believe that the miracle of the loaves and fishes was materially incidental - the food met a physical need, certainly, but what matters most is that the offering of Jesus' time and compassion met a spiritual one. [Click title to read more.]

Happy Thanksgiving

I find that the Thanksgiving heart, which is followed by the Christmas spirit, is all too quickly mowed down by January apathy, February disillusionment, and March boredom. Let's change that. [Click to read more.]