Category Archives: Scripture

Strong and Courageous and Never Afraid

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Jason

Today is the day that Sunny and I have been both anticipating and dreading. For the past year, we’ve been visiting a pediatric endocrinologist about Joshua’s size. He’s always been a bit small (he weighed only 2lbs. at birth) but … Continue reading →

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The Jesus Creed

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Jason

In The Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight challenges his readers to pray / recite the Jesus Creed every morning and every evening for 30 days. The Jesus Creed comes from Mark 12:28-31 where Jesus is asked which commandment is the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Deuteronomy 6 (The Shema), Jesus, Kids, Leviticus 19, Mark 12, Sunny, The Jesus Creed, The Resolution | 8 Comments

Job 31:24-28

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jason

24 “If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’ 25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, 26 if I have regarded the sun … Continue reading →

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The God of the Outsiders

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Jason

Ever wondered why those genealogies are in the Bible? Yeah, me too. I’ll admit; it’s kinda hard to understand how these big long lists of random names and who begat who could really be “God-breathed and…useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting … Continue reading →

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Hail to the Chief

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Jason

So the big news here in the Rocket City (besides price-gouging gas stations) is that a certain Oval Office inhabitant is coming to town later this week. The reason for W’s visit: a fundraising dinner on behalf of two Alabama … Continue reading →

Posted in Huntsville, Politics, Scripture | 5 Comments

Empty Bowls

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Jason

Three months ago, I was part of a mission team that traveled to San Marcos, Honduras to work with Mission Lazarus. I took this picture in one of the outlying villages where poverty runs rampant. The Seventh Day Adventists in … Continue reading →

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Figs Out of Season

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Jason

Recently I realized how skeptical I can be when it comes to acts of kindness. Last week my family and I were the recipients of a tremendous act of kindness. These individuals provided us with some help free of charge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, Jesus, Scripture, Theology | 2 Comments

I Believe: The Gospel

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Jason

What is the Gospel? For too long, the Gospel has been reduced to a series of propositional doctrinal statements one must intellectually assent to in order to experience personal forgiveness of sin and receive the promise of going to some … Continue reading →

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I Believe: The Gospel

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Jason

What is the Gospel? For too long, the Gospel has been reduced to a series of propositional doctrinal statements one must intellectually assent to in order to experience personal forgiveness of sin and receive the promise of going to some … Continue reading →

Posted in I Believe, Scripture, Theology | 3 Comments

I Believe: Imago Dei

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Jason

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 We begin not with ourselves but with God. This is the initial assertion of Scripture: “In … Continue reading →

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