Marriage was always a picture of Christ and the church, of His unconditional, self-sacrificing, sanctifying delight in His people.
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of gods and boxes
February 20, 2017 
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We make our own sacrifices and worship our own gods, from materialism to social justice. We have our own talismans, always connected to our human conceit.
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February 17, 2017 2 Comments
It’s not enough to avoid bad influences. You have to surround yourself with better ones.
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February 9, 2017 1 Comment
Service can be connected to spiritual pride, something we “do for others” that makes us feel good about ourselves. There was none of that with this group.
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May 11, 2016 4 Comments
The Gospel is true because it changes things and it changes us. We need to be changed. Just look around.
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March 25, 2016 2 Comments
By 3 Jesus is dead, having spoken only seven times. The sky turns black, there is an earthquake, rocks split into, dead people come out of their graves, only to die once more. And we call this Good Friday.
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December 23, 2015 0 Comments
Even in its most secular manifestations, Christmas reminds us that there is something more. It is is indeed a Holy Day.
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December 7, 2015 0 Comments
For our sake He became poor, born in obscurity, practically unnoticed. This is how it had to be.
Continue reading Is it Christmas yet?
December 1, 2015 1 Comment
So we light the candles as the shadows deepen, and mark off the calendar as the days lengthen. It’s the Babe of Bethlehem that we long for, for God to come and dwell with us.
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The Ordination Papers
"I wouldn't have expected an 'ordination paper' to cause me to want to worship. But it did." -Rob Stewart
The Santa Papers
A seasonal favorite, all year long.
things fall apart, but can the center hold?
Horror will come to us too; just ask the people in Paris. And in those moments, actual aggression will put microaggression in perspective.
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