Category Archives: Devotional

I Wonder

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Jason

I Wonderby Ruth Harms Calkin You know, Lord, how I serve YouWith great emotional fervorIn the limelightYou know how eagerly I speak for YouAt the women’s club.You know how I effervesce when I promote a fellowship group.You know my genuine … Continue reading →

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Jesus: Messiah

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Jason

I love the story of the woman at the well in John 4. I’m struck by the humanity of Jesus; he arrives at the well thirsty. I’m struck by the audacity of Jesus; he initiates conversation with this Samaritan woman, … Continue reading →

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Mission Minded

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Jason

There are talkers and there are do-ers. My friend Jon is a do-er. I encourage you to read Jon’s blog today. He’s written a great piece entitled Mission Minded. Jon is an ambassador for the Huntsville Inner City Church. He’s … Continue reading →

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For the Beauty of the Earth

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Jason

The final echo Wright describes in Simply Christian is delight in beauty. A stunning sunset, a lilting piece of music, an evocative painting…each of these has the power to invoke awe and wonder within the human heart. Why do we … Continue reading →

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Made For Each Other

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Jason

Our desire for true relationship is yet another indicator of God’s claim upon our lives. The image of God we have from Scripture is that of a relational God. Theologians spill much ink delineating the triune nature of God. This … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Spring

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Jason

N.T. Wright describes man’s search for spirituality as a spring hidden deep within the human heart, bubbling forth from the deep places of our soul. This desire, according to Wright, is given us by our Creator God and indicates that … Continue reading →

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Putting the World to Rights

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Jason

I’m currently reading N. T. Wright’s Simply Christian for one of my grad classes. Wright has a tremendous gift for taking weighty theological concepts and making them palatable on the popular level. That’s his M.O. with Simply Christian, his explanation … Continue reading →

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A New Season

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Jason

At an early age, God placed a dream in my heart. As a young boy growing up in the College Street Church of Christ in Lebanon, Tennessee, I listened as Brother Larry Locke spoke to us each week from God’s … Continue reading →

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Global Faith

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Jason

I was a junior in high school when the Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994. It’s estimated that nearly 1 million Tutsis and Hutus were massacred by extremist Hutu militia groups. The world was stunned at such horrifying savagery; men, women … Continue reading →

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My Idea of Heaven

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Jason

I’ve been trying to write this blog for a week and a half now. But each time I try, it seems like something comes up or I choose to blog about something else. But this pleurisy is really slowing me … Continue reading →

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