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Monthly Archives: July 2016
The Surprising Problem of Prayer
In Christian devotional writings it is common to come across the phrase, “the problem of prayer.” The fact that prayer has problems is widely acknowledged, and the one that gets the most attention is the problem of unanswered prayers. For … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Spiritual life, Theology
Tagged Day of Judgment, James 1:8, Prayer, problem of prayer, The Lord's Prayer, why pray is not answered
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Don’t Ignore the Past, Believe in the Future
There are two kinds of people at a party. There are those whose words and actions announce, “Here I am!” and those whose words and actions say, “There you are!” The “Here I am” person might be the life of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Lifestyle
Tagged "How to Work a Room", acceptance, Apollos, Apostle Paul, Aquila, Bible, catalogue of grievances, church, moral confusion, Priscilla, Romans, Romans 15:7, Rome
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New Series
I’ve been preaching a new series on prayer at Lockwood Community Church in Coldwater, Michigan. It began on June 26, and you can hear that first message (titled, “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?”) at http://lockwoodchurch.org/media Others in the … Continue reading
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Life on a Spiral Staircase
When I was in school, English teachers all seemed to be cut from the same cloth – at least the younger ones. They must have all minored in psychology because they were always asking questions that were meant to get … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, In the News, Spiritual life
Tagged Beowulf, do-overs, English teachers, grace, lifescape, Shakespeare, spiral staircase, spiritual ascent
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The Perilous State of Religious Liberty
Religious liberty in the United States is in peril. Many of the people empowered to decide which behaviors merit civil protections and which do not are not religious people. They fail to understand religious liberty because they do not understand … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life
Tagged church, civil protections, creation theology, First Amendment, gender identity, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Iowa law, moral education, mosque, public accommodation, religious liberty, sex, synagogue, tolerance
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Why Is it so Hard to Live in the Moment?
My wife and I are just back from a week on a large lake in Quebec. We left our car in a gravel lot that was slowly surrendering its borders to the encroaching wilderness, loaded our gear on a boat … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life
Tagged distraction, fishing, live in the moment, mindfulness, Psalm 86:11, Quebec
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