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Hold Your Breath
I’m going through a phase in which I am having trouble remembering why we do this Christmas thing every year. Now some may immediately say that the answer to that […]
The Anti-Curse
Today’s post is by guest blogger Krista Barmer, a brilliant writer who happens to be my wife. “You are the anti-curse. Death going in reverse.” ~ Derek Webb There’s an […]
Lavish Christmas
“We’ve become too polite. We don’t laugh and cry with God. We’ve forgotten the excitement of the Good News. What greater sign of the extraordinary, lavish, marvelous love of God […]
Christmas Crankiness
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” In spite of the song sung every Christmas season about how wonderful Christmas is, I have mixed feelings. One one hand, I […]
Reflections on The Secret Message of Jesus (part 3)
Jesus shared the meaning of the Kingdom by using parables. Ever wonder why Jesus didn’t just come out and say it? Why hide the message in stories that sometimes leave […]
Reflections on The Secret Message of Jesus (part 2)
The following is what I am calling the take-home from the book. This doesn’t cover his every point, but these are the things that hit home the most with me. […]
Reflections on The Secret Message of Jesus (part 1)
My first impressions of Brian McLaren’s book, The Secret Message of Jesus, were dead wrong. In fact, I must confess that I made some assumptions about where he was headed. […]
is Jesus’ message a secret?
I’m reading The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren and enjoying it, even though I’ve not bought in to his every point. I’ve wanted to read one of McLaren’s […]
Jesus’ resurrection: does matter matter?
Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia! Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia! Church-goers of all shapes and sizes came out of the woodwork today to go to church. […]
