Category Archives: Jesus

Why?

“Dad, why did the Cardinals lose to the Braves?” “Why do we eat potatoes?” “Why is there grass?” “Daddy, why did Jesus die on the cross?” These are just a few of the questions my kids have asked me over … Continue reading

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American Idol and the Myth of Meritorious Salvation

If you’re a fan of American Idol, you no doubt know by now the “shocking” and “unprecedented” results of last week’s elimination show. For the uninitiated, this year the biggest TV show in the world added a new dramatic wrinkle … Continue reading

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Risky Love

Over the past few years, this passage of Scripture has become more and more meaningful to me. In Jesus’ day, the Jewish rabbis would spend a lot of time discussing and prioritizing the laws in order of importance. So the … Continue reading

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No Room: Nazareth

All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw … Continue reading

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No Room: The Inn

She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. – Luke 2:7 It is a scene that has been well rehearsed in our consciousness: Mary and Joseph, weary … Continue reading

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Archive: Bring Them to Jesus

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be preaching at our annual Children’s Day service. I was going back through my blog archives and I came across this post I made two years ago. I wanted to post it here again, basically to serve … Continue reading

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Irregardless and Other Meanderings

I was in a meeting today where the word “irregardless” was used several times. It got me thinking: Is this a word? And if so, why? Doesn’t it mean the same thing as “regardless”? Why do we need two words … Continue reading

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Jesus Wants to Save Christians

I just finished reading a great book. Rob Bell’s Jesus Wants to Save Christians is the best book I’ve read this year. Granted, it’s the only book I’ve read so far this year, but no matter. Bell has a real … Continue reading

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Good News

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In … Continue reading

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A Four Year Old’s Take on Giving

On the way home from church yesterday, I was asking Abby Kate about the Bible story she learned in Sunday school. She said she learned about the poor woman who only had two coins, but she took those two coins … Continue reading

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