American church
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God With Us (Still)
Jesus commissioned disciples who were still doubting. He didn’t wait for certainty. So why has the American church decided that doubt is weakness, that outsiders are threats, and that Jesus needs a political party to protect him? Continue reading
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If Everyone Heard, Why Does the Church Spend so Much Time Talking to Itself?
Pentecost is the story of a Spirit that refused to stay in the room. So why does so much of the American church keep locking the door? Continue reading
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The Way Has a Cost
Jesus said “I am the way” and then one of his earliest followers showed us exactly what walking that way costs. This week we look at what genuine witness requires and what it might mean to actually follow. Continue reading
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When the Doors Are Locked
Fear didn’t end on Easter Sunday. For many of us, and for much of the American church, the doors are still locked. What does it mean to live as though the resurrection didn’t really change anything, and what Jesus does… Continue reading
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Life Has the Final Word
Mary Magdalene didn’t go to the tomb expecting good news. She went because she loved someone who was dead and she didn’t know what else to do. John is very deliberate about telling us it’s still dark when she arrives.… Continue reading
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Thirst
We live in the most hydrated society in human history. Seriously, water basically comes out of the wall. We carry it around in insulated tumblers. Bottles roll around on the floor of our cars. We even set reminders to drink.… Continue reading
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Leaving What Is Familiar
When was the last time your faith actually cost you something? Not an inconvenience. Not giving up Netflix for Lent so you can feel disciplined and then binge watch it all of April to catch up. I mean something real,… Continue reading
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From Garden to Wilderness
We don’t usually wake up planning to distrust God. We wake up wanting coffee. Stability. A calm news cycle…for once. We want our aches to behave and our retirement accounts to hold steady. We want things to feel secure. That’s… Continue reading
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You Are Special
One of the quiet lies implanted into American culture is that people are only as valuable as what they produce. We rarely say it out loud, but we live like it’s true. Your worth is tied to your job title,… Continue reading
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Choosing to Forgive
Something in Your Shoe…Besides Your Foot Last Sunday, we looked at Matthew 18:21–35, where Peter asks Jesus how many times he has to forgive someone. Peter, likely feeling pious, suggests seven times. Jesus counters with “seventy-seven times” (or “seventy times… Continue reading
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