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Category Archives: Social Issues
Best Books of 2014
Time for my annual list of the best books I’ve read this year. Every year I set a goal for myself to read 52 books – one per week. After years of coming close, I finally hit the mark back … Continue reading
Hope Is Not Optimism
In a Rolling Stone interview years ago, American professor and scholar Cornel West made the following statement about optimism and pessimism: The categories of optimism and pessimism don’t exist for me. I’m a blues man. A blues man is a … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Eschatology, Faith, Hope, Kingdom Values, Missiology, Social Issues
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Best Books of 2013
Time for my annual list of the best books I’ve read this year. Every year, I set a goal to read at least 52 books – one per week. I finally met my goal in 2011; last year, I fell … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Books, Faith, Social Issues, Sports, The Story
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The Story: The Miracle of Compassion
The Miracle of Compassion – Mark 6:30-44 “Jesus’ claim to be the Messiah of God’s kingdom is soon validated by some amazing acts that reveal the saving power of God at work in him. People witness miracles of healing, demons … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Love Others, Scripture, Social Issues, The Story
Tagged Compassion, Mark 6
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The Story: The Kingdom’s Fall
The Kingdom’s Fall – Jeremiah 29:1-14 Imagine two cities: The first city is a bustling metropolis, full of frenzied activity. Think New York, London, Rome, L.A.. It’s a city that never sleeps, a city of constant sights and sounds and … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Scripture, Social Issues, The Story
Tagged Exile, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 29, Judah's Fall
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Friday
Friday is the day of ridicule. The taunts and insults flow effortlessly, piling up in rapid succession, one after another. These men take great joy in the expert turn of a phrase, slicing ever-so-carefully through the layers of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Jesus, Race, Social Issues, Theology
Tagged Good Friday 2013, Pain, Ridicule, Violence
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The Story: Behind Every Good Man
Behind Every Good Man – Exodus 1-2 Maybe you’ve heard the phrase: “Behind every good man there’s a great woman.” Closely related, but less well-known: “Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.” I wonder how … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Family, God, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
Tagged Exodus 1-2, Foundling Asylum, Jochebed, Miriam, Pharaoh's daughter, Puah, Shiphrah
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2 Thessalonians 3
Reading for Friday, Dec. 21: 2 Thess. 3 As Paul closes this brief letter, he asks the Thessalonian brothers and sisters to pray for him (v1) and the work that he and Timothy and Silas have undertaken. Believers move as … Continue reading
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