Category Archives: creation

Before the World’s Foundation

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading

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Jesus Changes Everything

It was likely driven by my own personal spirit of Eyeore. Either that, or I just like being unconventional. Our class was asked what event in the Bible we thought was the most significant of all. Eighty percent picked the … Continue reading

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Forever and a Day

Scope and scale are not often our strength. In the heat of the immediacy of our circumstances it is difficult to look beyond the immediate. Often our emotional state can be so intense that we begin to think nothing will … Continue reading

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Good News

I’ve got great news — I just saved a bundle on my car insurance. This pop-cultural punchline might just expose a real problem we have in our Christian sub-culture: we don’t know what the good news is. The confusion, from … Continue reading

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Some Dance to Forget

It is a sure sign of the fall that we so egregiously miss what we lost. Jesus calls us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness precisely because our priorities are all out of line. Even that … Continue reading

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Lisa and I on Land; Diesel Fears; Backyard Football and More

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Conquering the World

Thomas Aquinas was a great gift to the church. He stands among the greatest minds the world has ever known. This doesn’t mean, of course, that he did not have his flaws, one of which goes to the heart of … Continue reading

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Legends of Fall

Though I am far from an expert on such things it’s my belief déjà vu is deeply related to our sense of smell. Smells are, at least in their subtlety, things we often pass over, ignore, set aside. What if, … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, Weaker Vessels; Hurricane Ian and God

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Back to the Garden

As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with more flair than Liberace. I even had my own polyester jumpsuit. I looked like a cross between Howdy Doody and Elvis, in … Continue reading

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