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Tonight Show sermon

There is no them There is no them There is only us There is only us – from “Invisible” by U2 No one could preach a better sermon than the one U2 preached Monday night on Jimmy Fallon’s big night … Continue reading

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‘O my God, it found out me!’

And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain- For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst … Continue reading

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Facing ourselves

I and I, One says to the other, No man sees my face and lives. – Bob Dylan When I heard that Philip Seymour Hoffman had died from an apparent overdose of heroine, my initial thoughts were about how an … Continue reading

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In the world

It’s easier to judge than to empathize. It’s easier to categorize than to identify. It’s easier to find what’s wrong with the world than it is to find and support what is right. It’s easier to write the world off … Continue reading

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John wept.

I got all choked up Tuesday on the radio. I was talking about Francis Schaeffer and why he cried and the depth of it gripped me and I cried, too. Couldn’t help it. Marti noticed it in my voice and … Continue reading

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Learning from failure

Marti recently wrote the following, and I quote: “And of course, it is in all of this that we learn that failure is not such a bad thing. While it is not a word that many of us know, it … Continue reading

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Learning to cry

Few men have influenced me as greatly as has Francis Schaeffer, the late father of Frank Schaeffer, our BlogTalkRadio guest tonight. The elder Schaeffer was the first on a short list of evangelical leaders in my lifetime who were serious … Continue reading

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Pirate Theology

Well, I suppose most of you are going to want to know how Christopher’s 35th pirate-theme birthday party went. It went well, but it went well sans treasure hunt. We weren’t thinking. We should have known that treasure hunts work … Continue reading

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Treasure hunt

Pirate related treasures for birthday 35: 35 pennies (Copper Doubloons) eyepatch seashells cigar box to put them in an anchor map spyglass cannon ball a hook a wooden leg necklace jewelry You guys are awesome. The idea of 35 pennies … Continue reading

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From trinkets to treasures

Marti had an idea for the Catch today that I had second thoughts about until I found that my Old Testament passage for this morning included this: The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. … Continue reading

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