Tag: jesus
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“CS Lewis is Overrated.”
“CS Lewis is overrated.” This was a line that one of my roommates in college (now a stand up comedian) put on a bulletin board in our room. He didn’t necessarily think it was a true statement, but he put it up to get a reaction. And as you can probably imagine at a Baptist…
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Calling
I was thinking the other day on the nature of Calling. Ministry certainly leans heavily into the idea, but it’s not just there. I hear often of teachers or coaches or counselors or artists leaning into what they perceive is their Calling, and in fact thus we get the word for a career of vocation.…
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but Worms are gross and mornings are stupid.
The title of this post is a quote that I love to pitch out there. As I get older, the heavier my grudge grows toward the sunrise, bird song, and dewy grass. They say that the sunrise is underrated, but do you know what I think is underrated? Sleeping til 10:00 AM, then having a…
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Groggy Worship
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a conference, and as part of that conference they opened with worship. While this was a noble way to get things started, it became quickly apparent to me that it was going to be dreamy and slow in style, which doesn’t jive well with me at 9:00 in…
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ImAIgo
Ever get creeped out by AI photos? As these dumb image generators and LLMs are pumping out content that spews onto my social media feeds, I find myself with that uneasy feeling of distaste when I see the photos. As you can tell by the picture above (generated by AI), there are just a few…
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Imago
Pictured above is a self-portrait my daughter made. I love the art, because my girl was challenged to take those thoughts and emotions that she has about her own identity and create something. She imagined, and it became an image. Volumes have been written on what it means to be created in the Image of…
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Behold
I like to laugh at biblical language sometimes. With the centuries of translations, interpreters have turned out some very interesting language. I like the idea in today’s context just to shout out “Hark!” Not for any good reason, but because it startles folks. And when asked on my favorite Bible verse, I often point to…
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Saturated
This past weekend I had a short moment to take a quick hike in Robber’s Cave State Park in OK. It was not much of a hike, so much as a jaunt and a moment for a breath. It had been torrentially raining so the entire way down I could hear rivulets turning into mini…
And yet, and yet... 