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You’re Going Home

Apparently, I now live in Central Florida. This misplaced humidity in North Carolina is making it difficult to breathe! It got me thinking, my grandfather spent some of his early years in Florida and, apparently, it created in him a fascination with the weather. In fact, in his last years, he spent much of his time flipping between JesusTV and the Weather Channel. He would frequently make jokes about the weather like, “It’s so hot I saw two trees fighting over a dog,” or “Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change occasionally, nine...

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Did You Hear That?

Have you ever really listened to the sound of your voice? I mean consciously listened the way you pronounce words and the sounds that...

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The Meaning We Often Miss in Philippians 4:13

I’ve always scoffed when people quoted Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” it reads. It’s often taken to...

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Perfection

“Be perfect; therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” –Matthew 5:48

The right response to this verse is to go be perfect, right? Right, so...

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A Tanner, By the Sea

When God revealed in Acts 10 that the salvation project was open to all, it happened at the home of Simon, a tanner, by...

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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

It’s always kind of jolting that moment when you realize you haven’t thought about God in a while. You can’t remember the last time...

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Do You Know God?

In his magnum opus, Knowing God, J.I. Packer argues: it does not necessarily follow that if you know about God, then you know God...

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Returning to Joy

Recently I have been struggling with finding joy. Not joy that is eternal. But the joy that keeps you moving through the busyness and...

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In Faith and Doubt

When I first started to articulate my calling, I was told repeatedly that seminary would be a difficult time. I was told it would...

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Stop Complaining

I have always wondered why complaining is not taken as seriously as say, pride, or lust. Why is complaining not being confessed alongside drunkenness...

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