Tag: Faith
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praying for God knows what
God has a funny way of really getting your attention. Yesterday, I began writing a post on prayer and how we try to curry favor from God. We think that if we butter Him up with flattering adjectives and phrases, dubbing it “praise”, then He’ll be in a better mood to answer our prayer requests.…
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this is the One we have waited for
I know, I know. I’ve been horrible at updating this recently. There’s been less activity here than if you were watching golf on a Sunday evening. But to jump-start my return to the blogosphere, I want to share a song that has been stuck in my head all weekend. I’ve always liked Chris Tomlin. In…
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Defining Us
What defines America? Is it our culture? Our religion? Our politics? Our landscape? Our race? And therein lies the tricky part. You can’t compartmentalize America into any of those categories, because we are more than just that. There is more than one culture in America. More than one religion represented. More than one way of…
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Jesus’ Friday
Today, Christians remember the death of Christ. We celebrate it, argue over it, dismiss it, glorify it. I grew up in a denomination (and culture) that did not place emphasis on religious holidays. “Christmas? Psh, we celebrate the birth of Jesus every day. Easter? We celebrate Jesus’ resurrection every day. Halloween and Mardi Gras? Those…
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