I recently had a conversation with a friend who was really conflicted about his spiritual life. “I just want someone to tell me.” “Tell you what?” I asked “What do I need to do?” “For what?” I asked “What do I need to do to go to heaven? How much do I need to serve […]
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“Bless the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.“ -Psalm 103:2 Do you remember the first job you had that came with benefits? I spent my young adult years playing music professionally, which I loved! But playing gigs as a musician doesn’t exactly come with medical and dental insurance, or a 401k. My […]
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I love a good to-do list. Few things match the high of checking an item off a list. And checking the last item off the list? Euphoria. I’m the guy who writes something I’ve already completed on the list just so I have the joy of checking it off the list. Basically, to-do lists are […]
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It’s a sad fact of life, but people can get hurt in church. I wish it wasn’t true, but it is. And what’s worse is the pain we experience in church hurts more because we expect to be safe in church. “Church folks are (mostly) Christian people, right? Shouldn’t they be loving and kind, like […]
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I’ve heard that frustration can be defined as the gap between your expectations and reality. “I thought X was going to happen, but Y happened, and now I’m frustrated.” But what do we do when the thing that didn’t live up to our expectations is God himself? Have you ever been mad at God? I […]
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