a short thought from our series this weekend.
Identity Decisions
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Coffee with N.T. Wright: Brotherhood and Rivalry
This morning I continued readings through N.T. Wright's Simply Christian with the chapter for this morning on the Bible. I loved the way that he opened up this chapter: It's a big book, full of stories with big characters. They have big ideas (not least about themselves) and big mistakes. It's about God and greed … Continue reading Coffee with N.T. Wright: Brotherhood and Rivalry
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Let’s Go Oakland!
I love being an A's fan. That's all I have to say about that. Time to go for the division!
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Around this time in October, Kate makes my favorite food in the entire world, pumpkin bread. Kate used to make this when we were in college, and whenever she made pumpkin bread, the smell of sweet vanilla and pumpkin would waft down the hallways, and slowly but surely, guys on my floor would open up their doors saying, “what is that?!?!”
This past Sunday we asked the question, “what does the Gospel smell like to you?” Is it something that is stuffy and bitter? Maybe it has no smell at all. To me, I think the Gospel smells like pumpkin bread: it’s sweet, attractive and causes us to open the doors of our hearts and ask, “what is that?!?!” How we view the Gospel in our own lives is what we choose to live out. I think this is the point that Jesus is trying to make to Simon the…
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The Bookends on a Decade
A couple weeks ago I wrapped up another journal. Finishing a journal is an instinctive punctuation at the end of a season of life and an exercise in introspection. As I filled up the remaining pages of my journal I flipped back and forth to previous entries remembering, in many cases, the exact places and … Continue reading The Bookends on a Decade
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A great post by Jay Kim!
There was a story in the news last week about two high school girls, Meghan Vogel, a junior at West Liberty High and Arden McMath, a sophomore at Arlington High. Meghan and Arden were both competing in the 3,200-meter race at the Ohio High School Track & Field State Championships. In the end, Arden and Meghan were the final two runners as the field ahead of them had all crossed the finish line. With just 20 meters left, Arden McMath’s legs began to give out. Her knees buckled and she collapsed to the ground. Meghan Vogel could have rushed past her fallen foe, a stranger she’d never met. No one would have blamed her for doing what she was supposed to do and running hard to the finish line, taking advantage of the opportune moment to save herself from finishing last. But instead, this happened:
The Vogel home has…
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“Finishing is Winning”
A couple days ago I finished my first olympic distance triathlon. After months of swimming, biking, running, resting, watching what I eat and trying to lose weight, I was ready... at least I thought. After a last minute check of my bike and all my gear, it was time to leave for Lake San Antonio. … Continue reading “Finishing is Winning”
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Twitter, Eye Gouging, and Prius
I've been reading the posts from people I follow on Twitter. Some of them are hilarious, but some of them make my soul wilt. As I was reading Tweets, I had the realization that Twitter for some people has become the place to complain in 140 characters or less. "This isn't going right, UGH!" "I … Continue reading Twitter, Eye Gouging, and Prius
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