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Suddenly we were talking about hell again

Suddenly we were talking about hell. Last night after the PM, it came up again, like it often does, because that is what everybody seems to have been taught about Christianity: it is heaven or hell. People don���t really believe … Continue reading →

Redux #8 — Is God going to punish me?

At the beginning of the year I want to repost ���top ten��� posts. On Friday, I���m reminding people about some posts before 2014 that people have kept reading ��� there is a ���top ten��� of them! Here is #8 In … Continue reading →

2014 #8 — You’ve probably taken self-reliance too far

For the next few weeks, Thursday is TOP TEN of 2014 day. This is the #8 most read post of 2014. In March I lamented the curse of too much autonomy and too little training for God-reliance.�� ****************************************************************************** The process … Continue reading →

Obama runs over Jesus in victory lap

Last night I watched the whole State of the Union address for the first time since I can���t remember. Good speech ��� even usually-disapproving pundits had to admit that. After forty-five minutes most of us were getting a little tired, … Continue reading →

Your socks are going to get dirty on today’s march. Keep cleaning.

Life in the Spirit is like cleaning. Clean the inside of the cup, not just the outside you think people can see —��stuff a cloth way down in that spiritual “cup”��and scrub out��that dried crud on the bottom. Don’t do … Continue reading →

Redux #9 — The Difference between Acceptance and Agreement

Originally posted on Rod's Blog:
What I want is what I have always wanted:��to��live in a community of trusted partners and act for redemption in every way we can think to act. I hope we can be Bible-lovers —…

2014 #9 — That “other” person is someone I love!

Originally posted on Rod's Blog:
I have traveled in the same circles with Ron Sider since I was in my twenties ��� actually ran into him on my son���s street a few weeks ago. I was profoundly influenced by…

Seafaring: a key discipline for success

I have been slowly plowing through a very well-written book: The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America–The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Maybe I am one of the last people in the U.S. who think “history” … Continue reading →

Redux #10 — Six Things I Did in My 20���s that Made All the Difference

Originally posted on Rod's Blog:
When I was on retreat last week I had a moment of wonder as my memory wandered back to my twenties. Some days I remember myself as the world���s dumbest 21-year old! So many…

Six Things I Did in My 20���s that Made All the Difference

Originally posted on Rod's Blog:
When I was on retreat last week I had a moment of wonder as my memory wandered back to my twenties. Some days I remember myself as the world���s dumbest 21-year old! So many…