When I Leave, I Want To Go Out Like Elijah
Death. Nobody really likes to talk about it. And for good reason; it’s a raw, gritty topic...
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Category: Devotion
Three Criminals: Hope from Galatians 5
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.1 In...
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The τέλος of all things
One of the things about my seminary experience that changed me for good was the opportunity to...
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Happy Easter!
This morning in church my pastor said something profound: Why don’t Christians make more of...
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Moses and the Promised Land
Oftentimes when God says, “No,” to something we really want, it’s hard to...
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This only shall not pass…
I’m reminded tonight that of all the things I put my time and energy into, only two will...
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Why I Am Still Going
These have been some crazy days…initially I was hoping to blog every day before the trip,...
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Japan and the Water of Life
May the floods that they so much dread make blessings break upon their head. -John Piper On March...
Read MoreOld & New Testament “Wordles”
Have you ever wondered what the Bible would look like if the most common 150 words were ranked, made into different sizes, and arranged together in a huge ‘word cloud’? Well, I hadn’t either until my sister...
Read MoreOf New Fruit & Heaven
Yesterday, I discovered a new piece of fruit at the grocery store. It has a beautiful periwinkle, lavender smooth skin. It has no smell. It tastes a little like watermelon — full of little seeds. But rather than being...
Read MoreHe is Risen! (He is risen indeed!)
Happy Easterfrom Japan!!! This morning we celebrate the ressurection of the Lord, who suffered, died, was buried, and then on the third day rose again–and all for us! This morning, our whole team gathered at 6 am, walked...
Read MoreA Hymn For Good Friday
O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile O come and mourn with me awhile, O come ye to the Savior’s side O come, together let us mourn, Jesus our Lord is crucified. Seven times He spake seven words of love; And all three hours His...
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