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Entries from December 2009

Intro to Romans 1:1-7 at Blacksoil

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments

My friend Jeremy is a pastor in Lansing at a church named Blacksoil. He just kicked off a study on the book of Romans that you might find interesting. If you like good Bible study, then you’ve probably heard people teach Romans before. You probably haven’t heard it taught like THIS though.  If he keeps […]

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Christmas Carols for Behind Closed Doors

December 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Before recently, I had this “Go Tell It on the Mountain” spirit about the Christmas message.  You know, I thought, “Jesus came to into the world to save us from our sins.” should be ringing from the corners and shouted from rooftops.  This is the first Christmas season that makes sense to me, and I’m […]

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The Advent Underground

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments

I was reading Facebook status updates today when I came across an update from a very smart friend who has been a pastor in the Boston area for several years.  He’s frustrated by the response from some of his friends to recent posts which mentioned hot political topics.  His response is to refocus and deflect […]

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Rejection Is Better Than Endless Dialogue

December 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I don’t blog much anymore.  I’m having trouble reconciling the use of a self-created platform for self-indulgent reflections that often cross the line between self-expression and egoism.  That said, I want to get something off my chest.  I’ll benefit from barfing this all up, so I can move on.  Nobody will read this anyway, right?

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