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Worthless – Lamentations 1:15
When life’s challenges march against you rank on rank, pretending everything is fine won’t save you. Whether you’re facing spiritual warfare or just the exhaustion of daily life, where do you turn when panic sets in? Discover the power of trading denial for true, unshakable peace.
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What Is Biblical Literacy?
We complain about it, write about it, claim it’s important or even critical, design programs to create it, but what is it? I don’t mean that none of us know what we mean when we say “biblically literate” or “biblically illiterate,” but do we all mean the same thing? I don’t think we do, and […]
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Fences: Mending or Rending
The following is a sermon I presented at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Pensacola on September 11,2005 and originally posted here on September 13, 2005. I’m reposting it because when I went to look for it, I found that the original post had somehow been truncated, and also because there is a one word at a […]
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Experiencing the (Baptism of the) Holy Spirit
This is a topic where I tend to make just about everyone uncomfortable. Long time readers may recall a previous discussion of speaking in tongues, and my own experience of it. Those who expect me to be intellectually oriented and rational are uncomfortable with mystical experiences, and many who are comfortable with the mystical experiences […]
Social Notes (see all)
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“No need to talk about what is past …” A great short article in Christianity Today.
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Watch the dates of news stories shared on social media. Some “events” are making the rounds multiple times as though the news was new, giving the impression of more of the same.
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The perfect is the enemy of the good. Friends frequently remind me of this and I agree. But lowered standards are also the enemy of the good.
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Black History Month deals are available on Bookshop.org, https://bookshop.org/info/black-history-month
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There is virtue in remaining silent when you have insufficient evidence to be certain of your facts.
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“Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man.” — Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (https://bookshop.org/a/100660/9780517548233)
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Just because someone announces calmly that a story or image has been refuted does not mean it actually has been, any more than the assertion it is true means it’s actually true.
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Beware of the implicit argument from confidence. When challenged on something you can’t remember quickly, check later when you have time. Don’t be bullied by the loud voices.
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Generally, it’s people who can’t handle themselves in a serious discussion who invent insulting names for their opponents.
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Statistics are important. If you learn to understand them, they help you distinguish what you imagine because of your reading habits from what is actually happening.
All Posts
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Worthless – Lamentations 1:15
When life’s challenges march against you rank on rank, pretending everything is fine won’t save you. Whether you’re facing spiritual warfare or just the exhaustion of daily life, where do you turn when panic sets in? Discover the power of trading denial for true, unshakable peace.
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Bound – Lamentations 1:14
What if sin isn’t a corporate checklist of rules to track, but a heavy yoke you’ve built yourself? Diving deep into Lamentations 1:14, this moving reflection reveals how our desire for independence binds us to our own limitations. Discover the painful, beautiful starting point to true recovery today.
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Fire – Lamentations 1:13
Discussing the symbolism of fire in scripture, highlighting its dual nature as both a sign of divine acceptance and judgment. It reflects on personal suffering and God’s sovereignty, emphasizing that while God’s fire can refine and cleanse, it often accompanies lament and discomfort, aligning with the broader pursuit of righteousness.
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Sorrow Like My Sorrow – Lamentations 1:12
Can we really understand the suffering of another person or they ours?
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Look LORD! – Lamentations 1:11
Lament is self-honest. We’d like God to notice us. Are we prepared for what God will see when that happens?
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Sanctuary – Lamentations 1:10
Most of us have a place we call a sanctuary, such as our home. Can we also be a sanctuary?
