Last week I watched an episode of a TV program where a man had just lost his wife. She was killed in a tragic accident, and he was still emotionally reeling from it. On top of that, his job exposed …
A Different Perspective on Following Jesus
In my last post I encouraged Christians and church leaders to say no to the false choice offered to us today when it comes to what drives a church--or an individual Christian. I ended that blog post …
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When you come to a fork in the road…
The great American philosopher, Yogi Berra, is said to have promulgated this principle: When you come to a fork in the road, take it. It is debated whether or not Professor Berra actually made …
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Every life is a story. Every story is awesome.
We walked into a building and signed in. Then we looked around at the people milling around. Some were immediately recognizable. Others required a look at their name tags and a few questions. …
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Patriotism, Treason and The Kingdom of God
My family loves Nebraska football. We look forward to football season coming around so we can see our Cornhuskers play! It seems like it used to be that way with politics too. You’d have local …
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Christians and suicide? That’s messy.
A few weeks ago a young man killed himself. Sadly, that isn’t news. But this person’s suicide made headlines, if only for a week. Why? Because he was serving a large church and was prominently …
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