November 2009
7 posts
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“Growing up in church, we were taught that Jesus was the answer to all our...”
– DonaldMiller
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep
Late this morning I stumbled back into the house after a long run and had to help the family clean because a Realtor was bringing people to see the place.
After a quick shower, I started sweeping the kitchen, dining, and living areas. Per usual, my 2 year old daughter insisted on helping.
What I found interesting, and it’s almost always the case, is that she insisted on dragging around the...
Strike & Counterstrike
Over two thousand years removed from the life of Jesus, the time he spent walking and getting dirty with common people is often overlooked for efficiency’s sake—we make the mistake of jumping straight to the death and resurrection of Jesus because we think it best helps us explain what Jesus does for us. I think this is foolishness; there is immense value for us in wrestling with what...
The Complexity; the Simplicity
I don’t often know how to approach the easy questions in life.
This is because the only easy questions are those that seem to be easy; however, they’re actually just parts of a complex equation or series of questions that have been naively reduced to “easy questions.”
Sometimes things appear obvious and then you find yourself down a deep and misunderstood path of...
“The world needs the church, not to make the world a better and safer place for...”
– StanleyHauerwas