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Freedom and Faithfulness Revisited
Back in April, I posted a longer entry that included a four-square consideration of freedom and faithfulness. I’d meant to revisit the topic later, but not this later (over a month later). Even though I didn’t write about it, though, … Continue reading
Pentecost and the Passage of Time
Yesterday was the day of Pentecost in the church calendar, a celebration of the sending of the Spirit 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. I marked the occasion yesterday with a song, but I want to say one or … Continue reading
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Forty-Eight and Four Squares
Today is Birthday 48 for me. Not quite as cool a number as 47, which is prime , or as 49, which only has three factors, but it is what it is. I’m hopeful for a mostly normal day: early … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Crouch, Easter, Erik Varden, Four Squares, Steven Curtis Chapman
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Remembrance Part Three
Perhaps the most sobering of Erik Varden’s reflections on remembrance in The Shattering of Loneliness comes in the third chapter. The chapter is centered on Jesus’s command in Luke 17 to “remember Lot’s wife.” The command to remember Lot’s … Continue reading
Getting Somewhere Together
Besides the song that I shared yesterday, there’s been one other song that’s been on my mind. And it’s a song that has been around for most of my life. I remember when Tracy Chapman won a Grammy for “Fast … Continue reading
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“Where My Feet Are”
I discovered this recently recorded song by Andrew Peterson thanks to the comments section for this article from Mockingbird. A few years ago, I started encouraging our students with “wherever you are, be all there,” especially if we were at … Continue reading
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Remembrance Part One
Erik Varden’s The Shattering of Loneliness begins with a Lenten reflection. The book consists of six pieces, with each piece focusing on a different truth that Christians are called to remember. The first ties into Ash Wednesday: remember you are … Continue reading
Leadership and the Christian Life
I’ve been thinking about the story of Mary, Martha, and Jesus for some time. In fact, I made a list of most impactful Scripture references back at the end of August 2023, and the story of two sisters was smack … Continue reading
Four Sisters and the Bigger Picture
Over the last couple of posts, I’ve attempted to draw out some nuances of two biblical stories involving sisters in the hopes of capturing something I’m convinced is an important reminder for living the Christian life well. The posts … Continue reading
A Second Tale of Two Sisters
Yesterday I shared some a brief reflection on the story of Jesus’ initial visit with Mary and Martha. Today I’ld like to look at a second story involving two sisters, this time from the Old Testament book of Genesis. After … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 