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The Reality of Spiritual Symbols
In my last post, I discussed the nature of the sacraments and how referring to them as “mere” symbols is insufficient and in many ways misleading about other manifestations of God’s grace. Today, I want to go a little further … Continue reading
Tagged Baptism, Church, Love, Obedience, Responsibility, The Lords Supper
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My brother in law, prayer, love, and grace
We spent some time this weekend in Tennessee with my wife’s family. As you may remember, last Monday my brother-in-law fell eighteen feet from a rooftop and landed on his back, breaking three vertebra, two ribs, and his sternum. As … Continue reading
Prescriptive Grace: The How’s and Why’s of Grace
If you’ve grown up in Christian circles or read many books on Christian topics, you probably run across a lot of different definitions for grace. Things like, “Grace is the unmerited favor of God” or “Grace is the power and … Continue reading
Tagged God, Grace, Knowledge, Life in general, Love, Responsibility
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The Love of God Blesses All Men
Go read this post about the love of God. While there may not be anything groundbreaking there, it is good to think through these things. Here’s a snippet: God demonstrates intended goodness on the reprobate. God’s ultimate purpose is to … Continue reading
The rebuke of a friend is sweet
Yesterday, a friend of mine took me to task for something, and while it wasn’t pleasant, it was comforting to know that he cares about me. He wasn’t mean or rude or unfair to me in any way, he was … Continue reading
Tagged Friendship, Holy Scripture, Life in general, Love, Scripture
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A Poem for Sunday: A fragment of Easter
I wrote this about fifteen years ago, shortly after reading that Edgar Allen Poe occasionally wrote the middle of his poems first and then worked backwards and forwards from that central thought. Sadly, his technique did not work for me. … Continue reading
Tagged Death, God, Hell, Inspiration, Love, Poetry
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Making Jehovah into a Lovesick Girl
It’s Friday and the Almighty is spending the evening at home. He’s met someone you see, someone named Chad, and, well, He likes him oh so much. So, sprawled across his infinite pink bedspread, He is waiting by the phone, … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelism, God, Jehovah, Love, Obedience, Postmodernism, Responsibility, Witnessing
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mourning
I have never been anything other than a man and so I cannot know how women mourn and whether it is the same, or different I have seen the mother, the wife, the girl, sitting at her bedside, her dead … Continue reading
Love, Insulation, and Speaking to be Heard
I read about a Swedish band; they sing their songs in English because it insultates them from lyrics that would be too raw, too painful to sing otherwise. It made me think of birthday cards, of poems written by machines, … Continue reading
Tagged Beauty, Decay, Inspiration, Love, Pop Culture, Postmodernism, Writing
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promise
When you lay in bed next to that other part of you though there is no need for words or thoughts or actions you are making a promise Not the foolish kind you made as a child, but a real … Continue reading