Last week I wrote on What the Church Should Be. I was so moved by a number of comments that I wanted to write a continuation of that conversation, and really, the first two points of what I think the church should be: singularly focused on the astonishing love and sacrifice of Jesus dedicated wholly to […]
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This morning in church I thought about each of you. As we collectively stood and sang in unison the lyrics of God Is Here, I worshipped God, and I prayed for each of you. As I sang, I felt a lump well up in my throat: There is a sweet anointing in the sanctuaryThere is a
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Almost every night before I go to bed, I spend time reading about some topic—neuroscience, ultrarunning, holiday cookies, sleep problems, the latest possible medical reason for one my children’s illnesses. Sometimes I even close my day with a devotional or reading through my Bible. This week I read a bit of Julian of Norwich. Living
(Prologue: I promised from last time to address the question “How has your view of God changed as a result of your own disappointment, disengagement, anger, or fear (or a combination!) with the church?” Well, I am already breaking my promises. I may do that from time to time. But honestly, friends, I’m not quite
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I’ve been in a church a good percentage of my Sundays on earth. At first, it was the Catholic Church and then it was a little Nazarene church plant, a Calvary Chapel church plant on Wednesdays, then a Baptist church that didn’t want to call itself that so they picked a relevant Christian title, then
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