“Sing to him; yes, sing his praise…” (I Chronicles 16:9 ESV). Sing your praise… Before my eyes popped open, I was singing this in my heart. Perhaps it was because I’d recently spoken with a
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Faith, Discernment, and Artificial Intelligence
Not long ago, my sibling made an interesting observation. “Everybody is using AI,” they said. “My best friend even uses it when she texts her adult son. She has to be very careful how
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Why Believers Are Foundational to Bringing Heaven to Earth In April 27, during Passover Week in Jerusalem, Nicodemus came to Jesus. “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no one
Read moreFear-free Fishing
“When we fish for fish, we take them out of a beautiful life into death. But when we fish for men, we take them out of death into a beautiful life.” A speaker at church
Read morePlatitudes and Other Christian Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo: an English phrase used to describe words, ideas, or rituals in overly obscure or unclear language. Platitudes: A platitude is an overused, trite, or obvious remark that is often delivered as if it
Read moreWounded by the Twelve — How a Kingdom Meant for Peace Drew First Blood
The night I lost my ear, I was thinking about my sandals. The left strap had been biting into my heel for some time. It was a small, stupid, persistent pain, but I think of
Read moreI Feared Losing My Job. The Man Job Feared Losing It All. We Both Got What We Believed in Our Hearts
In 1997, IBM hired me to build websites. This would have been a fine and reasonable business decision on their part if I had, in fact, known how to build websites. I knew a few
Read moreNavigating raging rivers of Unforgiveness
The consequences of living in a state of resentment and unforgiveness takes a toll on one’s mental and emotional health. On the flip side, the payoff of walking in forgiveness towards oneself and others is
Read moreSome Days You Nap. Some Days You Stay Dead.
The mother in this story is a Shunammite, which, let’s be honest, sounds less like a nationality and more like something a dentist finds and wants to schedule a follow-up about. She saddled her donkey.
Read morePrayer Is Not Asking — It’s Receiving
Let’s start with one of the most disorienting things Paul ever wrote, which is saying something, because Peter accused Paul of saying some pretty difficult things to understand and accept (2 Peter 3:15-16). In 2
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