Tag: God
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on worship and wonderland
The summer has blown by! At least, summer break has. In Texas, it stays summer 75% of the year. Classes have started up again, and with that comes comes a new shelf-full worth of books, enough papers to publish a book, and chapel. We recently had our first chapel service of the semester at my…
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sick cycle carousel
I’ve had several things I’ve wanted to write on the last month, and what’s more, I’ve had more time than I’ve had in almost a year! But I’ve been stuck in a bit of a writer’s block as soon as I get part way into the post. And what I’ve slowly come to realize is…
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sheepish faith
Social media has become a place to forge your identity and have your own soapbox to shout from. Opinions on sports, culture, religion, society, Beyonce, dogs, technology, music, and belly button lint, they all litter my Facebook and Twitter timelines. I’ve learned to develop a filter for most of the content I see. But being a…
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sorrow saturday
They shifted around listlessly. Through the walls they could hear the soft sobbing and occasional wail of the women in the next room, and the men would look at each other briefly before ashamedly diverting their eyes. How could they be so wrong? Everything had seemed so right. Peter dabbed at the corner of his eye,…
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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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