Essays

2-Minute Message: how media is making us live too much in the future

February 1, 2016

2-Minute Message: The thorns and thistles in your job

January 25, 2016
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When you’re feeling illegitimate

Illegitimate [adjective, noun il-i-jit-uh-mit; verb il-i-jit-uh-meyt] Adjective Not legitimate; not sanctioned by law or custom: an illegitimate child Unlawful; illegal: an illegitimate action Irregular; not in good usage…

January 20, 2016
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2-Minute Message: It is I, but it is not I

January 18, 2016
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2-Minute Message: The best part of prayer (that we probably aren’t doing)

January 14, 2016
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Jesus as WAY not just TRUTH

Do you ever forget that Jesus is Way and not just Truth? Sometimes I think we forget that He is both. Jesus called Himself “The…

January 12, 2016

2-Minute Message: Erosion v. Earthquakes

January 7, 2016
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A description of Christians from Marcus Aurelius’ era (how do we measure up?)

In 130-ish AD a famous letter was written to Diognetus (probably the tutor of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius), describing Christians and their character and…

December 22, 2015

Disembodied words are often haunted

December 21, 2015
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Distracted on Saturday depressed on Sunday

Preachers, teachers, and pastors often express a nearly universal weekend sentiment: they are distracted on Saturday and depressed on Sunday. The pre-preaching preparations start to…

December 14, 2015
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