Grace, Gifts and Giving

What is intrinsic to the Christian life? Romans 12 is a great chapter in the Bible on how to live the Christian life. We are challenged to make our lives living sacrifices to God and to not be squeezed into the world’s mold. We are entreated to have our minds renewed and to [...]

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A Quote from Jeremiah Burroughs in A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness

“As it is with men that are upon the earth, they lookup to the heavens and see the things of heaven only slightly. Why is it that the stars seem so small to us here? It is because we are on the earth. The earth seems a vast body to us, but [...]

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Lessons from a Landfill

Imagine riding in a bus full of screaming kids through acres of smelly trash. Sounds like what they call purgatory? That was a field trip we took this week with the camp. I was amazed at what happens to our trash after the trash truck picks it up. The amount of energy, time, money and [...]

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Don’t Forget to Remind Me to Remember (2 Peter 1:12-15)

My mom often retells stories, that although I may not have been present at the event, I feel as though I were there. The many times I have experienced her reminiscences of these events have made it so I could recount these as though I had been there. She has passed down her life stories [...]

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If You Know What I Mean

On the show Who’s Line Is It Anyway? There is a game where they end each sentence with, “…if you know what I mean?” This phrase suggests sexual innuendo in any type of conversation. I cannot help but believe this is what emergent thinking is doing to the doctrines of the church. No, it is [...]

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