Category Archives: Scripture

Growth Occurs

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Jason

I wrote last week about how much I love being out in our back yard. The family that lived here before us planted so many flowers around the property and this year we’ve done a good job of taking care … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jason

“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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Risky Love

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Jason

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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And I Did Not Know It

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jason

Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of my Mother’s death. I honestly can’t summon up the energy to write a fitting tribute for her as I’ve done in years’ past. (I’ve already written tributes to her here and here.) I just … Continue reading →

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No Room: Nazareth

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Jason

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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Hope for Today

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Jason

These are hard days we’re living in. The economy is on everyone’s mind. Words like “bailout” and “corporate bonuses” have caught our ire. I have several friends and loved ones who are looking for jobs right now; even those who … Continue reading →

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No Room: The Inn

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Jason

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

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Jason

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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Indescribable

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Jason

There’s a Jewish saying: “In order to describe God, one would have to be God.” Even though we use words like “holy” or “righteous” or “Father” to help shape our understanding of God, we do so with the knowledge that … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Jason

On his blog, Mike Cope once commented that each year he tries to choose a “theme word”, a word to focus on over the course of each year. A few years ago, he chose the word “listen”. Great word. Great … Continue reading →

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