“What did you think of the song on Sunday?” Jason, the worship director, asked the question about a new song. A group of us sat in a debrief meeting for the church service this past Sunday. The question hit me like a high school pop quiz when I forgot to do the homework. I heard […]
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What group did you run with in high school? 1980’s movies depicted high school segmented into cliques. The jocks exerted their athletic authority. Nerds attempted to walk the hallways without getting shoved into lockers losing all their books. Punks wore their cut off jean jackets while trying to stick it to the man. It seems
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Today, we remember the life and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His life embodied Your words on the Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” He had the audacity to believe that You bless those who repay evil with good, rather than evil. Almost
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Start your weekend with these five articles in the Reads of the Week. My Real Life Hosea Story by Craig Keener Keener shares the compelling story of his divorce. His experience gave him insight into the prophet of Hosea and God’s love for us. Biblical Hospitality: What Happened When Our Christian Family Stopped Inviting Our
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Do you have a difficult time receiving admiration? Downplaying seems humble, but you have undercut a compliment. Saying thank you at times feels seems like we expected it. Part of the tension for us comes from how we view ourselves. Many of us have filled our minds with our sharp critiques. Hearing admiration from another
Does anyone enjoy criticism? You can temper it by labeling it feedback or evaluation. Maybe like me, you can sense the critique coming. A person pulls you aside and pauses before they say, “I need to tell you something…” Or the subject of an email says it all. Our minds recount potential mistakes we made
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Start your weekend with these five articles in the Reads of the Week. How ‘The Ninth Configuration’ Argues For God’s Goodness by Nick Ripatrazone The sequel to the ‘Exorcist’ delves into a complicated conversation about theology. Ripatrazone offers a helpful interpretation from this movie on the goodness of God. How to Find Your True Purpose in
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Do you remember the agony of waiting to get picked? You lined up in gym class wishing not to hear your name last. The work or school project when the leader calls your name with enjoyment rather than obligation. It happens on the road trips filling the vans. We hide in the background wanting the
How much happens without us realizing it? You can list the sun rising. Oxygen goes into our lungs. Electricity power our homes. Right now, our eyes process the words off this screen to our brain creating thoughts in a matter of seconds. It’s not that we don’t know these activities happen, rather we see these
Authenticity brings tension. This quality can become a license for a person to say whatever comes to their mind. In reality, saying whatever you want may never get to the heart of the issue. On the other hand, authenticity takes time. Some use that fact as a way of prolonging getting known by others. We
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