Category Archives: Theology

One thing I ask…

I’m learning to fall in love with the Psalms. It seems as if I find myself in nearly every word of this beautiful text: in the praise and adoration that drips from each page (Your love is better than life!); … Continue reading

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Living in the "And"

The Hebrew word for “and” is an interesting little word. It’s pronunciation is something like “vuh”, and it occurs over 50,000 times in the Hebrew Bible (our Old Testament). You may not think that’s very interesting, but you’d be wrong. … Continue reading

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Sidewalks in Heaven

I’ve developed this routine lately, and I’m thankful for it. The best part of my day usually takes place in the late afternoon / early evening when Sunny and I load the kids in the stroller, put the dog on … Continue reading

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Which Book of the Bible are you?

I took this test on Quizilla to see which book of the Bible I was. Here’s what I received. I guess it’s fitting, since Romans is my favorite book of the Bible. Take the test yourself at http://quizilla.com/cgi-bin/quiz/profile/profile.pl?id=11188

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The Great Glory of God

“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!You have set your glory above the heavens.” — Psalm 8:1 The Psalms are for those who have fallen in love with the glory of God. How I … Continue reading

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Our Great God

An encounter with the greatness of God. I’m sure that’s not what Moses expected when he woke up that morning. In fact, I’ll bet that day began as any other ordinary day started for Moses. But it’s startling when the … Continue reading

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Powerful words

I was reading through the opening chapters of the Gospel of Mark recently and I was struck by the words of Jesus. Mark, likely the first of the Biblical Gospels to be written according to scholars, bypasses the lengthy genealogies … Continue reading

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Rambling Jesus

I met Rambling Jesus today. Rambling Jesus wore a weathered, purple polo shirt, a blue button-up sweater, a pocketwatch and a huge belt buckle. He stood 6’2″ and wore brown, square-rimmed eyeglasses. Rambling Jesus was an old man, probably in … Continue reading

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Sabbath

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” — Exodus 20:8 One of God’s commandments to the children of Israel in Exodus 20 stipulates the importance of observing Sabbath. The Sabbath was a time for the people of God to … Continue reading

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Sacrifice

As I reflect on tonight’s 180 Worship, I’m so thankful for all the gifts God has blessed our youth group with. *Hannah & Katie, you guys were hilarious in your skit tonight. Great job! And I loved the sweater-tied-around-the-neck look. … Continue reading

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