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Skeletons From the Closet (and My Class Reunion)

It was 20 years before Jacob returned to his hometown, to face his brother, Esau, the brother that he had stolen the blessing from, and manipulated out of his birthright.  He had much to be afraid of.  He had heard that his brother was coming out to meet him,...

Before the Lion’s Den

I was reading the story again, the one about Daniel refusing to cease his daily prayers, when facing the great, impending risk of being cast into a den of starving lions.  I have always read this story as though it were a story of the power of a God who could shut the...

Faithful Barrenness

On the tale end of a story, we always have perspective that we would have missed if we were looking at the front-side.  Likewise, we’re usually looking at the front-side of our own story, and can’t make order out of the seeming madness. In these past few...

Re-think Your Suffering

  I used to try to surround myself with people who were wiser than me.  Now, I’m shooting for deeper.  As much as I love learning theology, and what the Greek and Hebrew definitions of words mean, what I really want is to brush up against an ignited soul,...

Garden Strolls

I just want to begin with a little confession, because I believe that confession is good for the soul.  So here it is, I live my life, more often than not, like I’m lurching towards something more important than this moment. In one sense, there’s a holy...

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