The “thieves and robbers” in John 10 aren’t the outsiders. They’re the religious insiders who turned grace into a scorecard. We always think we’re the hero of the story. We’re not always right about that.
Held
Listen to the unabridged sermon here: Held
This world often feels like it’s spinning out of control. You look at the news, you look around, and it just feels that way. There’s an old country song by Joe Diffie called “Third Rock from the Sun” that captures it — this sense that we live on a planet hurtling through space, and things are out of control. There’s another song, from Stephen Curtis Chapman, that answers it: God is still the King of the jungle. He’s the Lion of Judah who sits on His throne, and He is still in control.
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An #OldGal tie on quiet Sunday morning…
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Currently reading: Paul for the World - A Grounded Vision for Finding Meaning in This Life–Not Just the Next by Nijay K. Gupta 📚
Just received this text and I am already enjoying it. An opening chapter entitled, “Holy Worldliness,” has me hooked.
Reading the comments about the Tigers loss last night and it is a good reminder how few people really understand baseball.
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Another day, another 5. The #OldGal also posts a five. If we keep this up do we get a set of steak knives or something?
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Finished reading: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher 📚
This is the first book I’ve read by Butcher. It was a fun read with pirates and cats! Humor and action abounded. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Finished reading: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher 📚
This is the first book I’ve read by Butcher. It was a fun read with pirates and cats! Humor and action abounded. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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A tie with the #OldGal on a tough day, I’ll take it.
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“Bah…”
Foo Fighters are playing in Detroit tonight. I keep seeing people wearing Foo Fighters t-shirts and I can’t help but think of this clip from the film, PCU:
“Don’t be that guy!”
I will never cease being fascinated by intellectual hypocrisy.
I think that many pastors do not think deeply enough about the ramifications of the incarnation. It’s something that can be so easily left in orthodoxy that we think not about the impact of it for orthopraxy.
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The #OldGal finally falters!
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The #OldGal just keeps on solving words and won’t let me win. I wonder if a #YoungPup can score a two today?
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What is something that you have learned about yourself recently?
I am learning that I need predictable patterns in my life. I do much better with structure and predictability.
So, I really need to figure out how to create some more significant structure in my life.