Category Archives: Faith

God With Us

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Jason

Many people know the first verse of the Bible so well that they could recite it from memory: Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” This foundational truth grounds all that follows in Scripture. But … Continue reading →

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The Path to Wisdom

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Jason

We have at our disposal today more knowledge than at any time in history. They say that more information has been produced in the last thirty years than in the previous five thousand. Today information doubles every four years. Since … Continue reading →

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The Santa Claus Break-Up

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Jason

The other day I was at the pool with our youngest, age 10. While Jackson was swimming, a little girl lost a tooth in the pool. For about 10 minutes, every kid in the pool was putting on their goggles … Continue reading →

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The Fear of the Lord

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Jason

Whether it’s television, movies, or literature, the oldest trick in the book is the surprise ending, the twist at the end that changes everything. You know how it works: the character you thought was the hero actually turns out to … Continue reading →

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Back Porch Eschatology Is The Best Eschatology

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Jason

While grilling some chicken last night, Jackson brought me his Bible. (He wanted a “real” Bible the other day, rather than a “kids” Bible, so we stopped and let him pick one out.) He had been reading Genesis 1 and … Continue reading →

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Daring Faith: Coming Back

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Jason

What do you think of when you hear the word “comeback?” Sports fans might think back to the most recent Super Bowl and the Patriots’ historic 25-point comeback, the largest in Super Bowl history. Michael Phelps was in the news … Continue reading →

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Daring Faith: The Glory of the Cross

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Jason

At the height of the Nazi regime, while millions of Jews were being killed in the extermination camps, mimeographed pamphlets denouncing Nazi tyranny were being distributed across Germany – leaflets written by a group calling themselves “The White Rose.” These … Continue reading →

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Daring Faith: Living the Prayer of Jesus

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jason

In his 2016 book entitled Be Light, author Samuel Rodriguez tells the following story: In 1957, a graduate student at Columbia University named Gordon Gould had been working with “pumping” atoms to higher energy states so they would emit light. … Continue reading →

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Hope Against Hope

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Jason

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It was a Saturday. We were planning to go to Nashville that day to see her. She’d been hospitalized there for several days and we’d planned for me to finish up the school…

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Creation Care

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Jason

Today our family drove through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s our first visit to the park since the wildfires ravaged the area last fall, claiming the lives of more than a dozen people and causing property damage and … Continue reading →

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