Author Archives: Jason

Walk the Line

Is anybody else as stoked about the new Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line as I am? Cash has always been a personal fave, thanks to the influence of one James Alton Bybee, my late father. Cash was my Dad’s … Continue reading

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XM, MVPs and other acronyms

As I told you a few days ago, I enjoyed my 29th birthday last week. Although it was a bit of a bummer to spend my birthday in a classroom wading through 8 hours of Johannine Literature, it was still … Continue reading

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Jesus: A Novel

For the past 5 years, the writings of Walter Wangerin, Jr. have been a tremendous blessing to me. I first fell in love with The Book of God, Wangerin’s re-telling of the Story of God in the form of a … Continue reading

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Baggage Claim

This year’s SH Retreat was absolutely one of the best retreats I’ve ever been a part of. God truly answered our prayers by giving us the opportunity to lay down our baggage and cast our cares upon Him. Our teens … Continue reading

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Thoughts from this week

This week, I’m taking another week-long intensive course at Lipscomb; the course topic is Johannine Literature. The material has been great. John’s Gospel is far and away my favorite one. I love John’s themes: love, light, abiding in Him, the … Continue reading

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29 and holding

29 years ago on this day, my mother woke up, got dressed, went to the local preccinct to vote (I think she voted for Jimmy Carter) in the morning and had a bouncing baby boy that afternoon. I was born … Continue reading

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Christmas Mix

I used to hate Christmas. I know, call me Ebenezer Grinch, but it’s true. There’s still something about the commercialization of the holiday season that nauseates me. And, seriously, do you know anybody that actually likes eggnog? I mean, really… … Continue reading

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The language of love

This is something I wrote a couple years ago that I found stuck in an old Bible this week. Thought it’d be nice blog material.____________________ Language is a blessing from God for it is one of the ways we bear … Continue reading

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Random bits…

Well, the White Sox are victorious, bringing home the trophy for the first time in 88 years. The Pale Hose haven’t been champs since before the Black Sox incident in the 1919 World Series. Matt, I guess our pal Lenny … Continue reading

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Wyoming: Fact or Fiction?

Ever wonder about the validity of Wyoming, the so-called “Equality State”? My compadre Corey wonders aloud on his blog, Walking With God. Did you know Wyoming has a state dinosaur? Sounds pretty suspicious to me…

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