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Confession #61: I turned God into a formula

By On June 6, 2011 · 12 Comments

We use formulas because they give us a clear path. Go to college for 4 years and study hard. Maintain a B average. Get your degree. Find a job with good benefits. Retire in Florida. We like the security this formula provides. Keep to the recipe, minimize risk, and safety and success are practically guaranteed. There [...]

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Confession #45: I preached the message of less sin

By On April 13, 2011 · 18 Comments

I have shared with you my fear about sharing the gospel. Maybe you have never struggled with this or perhaps you were so incredibly motivated by what I said that you are now living a reformed life and talk about Jesus with everybody you meet. So what exactly are you telling them? The Message I [...]

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Confession #42: I don’t know who I am

By On April 4, 2011 · 8 Comments

I lost my ID badge from work. It seems that I have a hate/hate relationship with ID badges. I can’t seem to either keep track of them or remember to wear one when I do know where it is. I spent the entire first year at my current job without one. I just never had it [...]

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On Trust

By On March 28, 2011 · 4 Comments

Trust is tough. For those of you without children first let me say that I don’t understand what you do with all of your time. You should definitely be in good shape and have read plenty of books. Second, I will explain one of the many difficulties of taking a seven year old girl to [...]

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The burning building

By On January 27, 2011 · 11 Comments

Christians frequently compare evangelism to warning someone that they are in a burning building. We use this analogy to defend ourselves against the accusation of being unloving. We claim that our hysterical behavior and intensity in our persuasion are justified by the urgency of the danger. Wouldn’t it be unloving to not warn people of [...]

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Different types of prayer

By On January 19, 2011 · 4 Comments

I do not completely understand prayer.   Although God hears everything we say and knows every thought of our hearts, we have specific times that we direct these thoughts and words to God.  Don’t misunderstand, I think prayer is important, but it also seems that we get confused by it.  We start wondering what are [...]

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Grace's confessions: I say what I mean

By On January 14, 2011 · 5 Comments

I noticed that my dad likes to spend time on his computer.  I really do not understand that.  The computer does not laugh or smile at him like I do.  Sometimes he does it with me in his lap and I help him out by pushing some of the buttons.  I am getting good at [...]

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How to reconcile a relationship

By On January 10, 2011 · 8 Comments

Have you ever had a relationship become broken, but later was able to reconcile? Several weeks ago I bumped into an old friend at a funeral.  We had not spoken to each other in about two and a half years.  Even though we were both friends of the family who had recently experienced the loss [...]

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Raise your hands

By On January 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

As of two weeks ago, I can now say that I have raised my hands at church. Having recently made this intense spiritual leap in my own life I am now willing to share a few of the things that helped me along the way.  If you are considering raising your hands but have never [...]

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Drive like Jesus

By On December 29, 2010 · 2 Comments

I hope the rapture does not happen while I am driving my car. Dealing with traffic on my home from work is the time in my life when I act most unChristian.  I do not know exactly how the rapture practically works out, but if angels are looking around for people to take up to [...]

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