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My Favorite Books of 2015
Each year, I post a list of my favorite books, the ones I would call the best books of the year. To see my list of favorite books from past years, simply click on the numbers: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,...
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How God Turns Shame and Guilt into Joy
Jesus’ first miracle wasn’t just about wine—it was an act of purification from the Messiah, one that saved people from generations of sin and shame. All of us have things in our lives we aren’t proud...
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When You Preach a Bad Sermon
There are all kinds of reasons for a bad sermon. It could be poor delivery, incorrect theology or making a passage say what you want it to say, not what it actually says. It could be that your sermon...
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What Christmas Tells Us
The emphasis on light in darkness comes form the Christian belief that the world’s hope comes from outside of it. The giving of gifts is a natural response to Jesus’ stupendous act of self-giving,...
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Letting Go of Shame
Shame. We begin to hear it and feel it as children. Being the last picked for dodgeball, not being asked to the dance, parents telling us “we should be ashamed of ourselves.” Boys don’t feel that....
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Prayer is Helplessness in Action
Paul Miller in his book A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World said: “Prayer is bringing our helplessness to God.” Prayer is bringing our helplessness to God. -Paul MillerClick To...
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Food, Weight, The Gospel and Stop Being the Victim
If you are addicted to food, overweight or struggling with an eating disorder the good news is that you are not alone. While it may feel that way, in fact, if you attend church it can feel incredibly...
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How God Grows & Changes Us
Photo by Hello I’m Nik on Unsplash All of us in our life and faith journey will walk through trials. If you’re like me, your first response is one of questioning. We question ourselves; we question...
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Guardrails, Temptation and Finding Freedom
Photo by Tim Swaan on Unsplash We all have things about ourselves that we hate; something we do, things we think, things we feel, and things in our past. We spend a lot of energy trying to change these...
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