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A Look at Christian Language
We Christians often use phrases and terms in church and with each other that make little to no sense outside of our circle: born again; washed in the blood; cleansed by the Lamb; death is like sleeping; the dead shall rise again. When you have no context for those...
Life Climbing
I went indoor rock climbing with a few friends over the weekend, and while there I heard a kid say something to her friend as they climbed: "Sometimes you have to go lower to go higher." And then I thought about how that's not just true for rock climbing, that's true...
More Practice
This last Sunday evening some friends, my brother, and I were playing Spikeball at a church fellowship. We weren't very good at it. We figured out the net was a little loose, then after we fixed it we found we couldn't blame the net anymore! But after a lot more tries...
Building a Reputation
Building a reputation can be compared to building a tower. You need a good foundation, it happens one little bit at a time, and sometimes you don't see how much progress you've made until you step back or someone tells you about it. Once you've put enough consistent...
The Best Food Ever!
Let's say I have found the best dish of food any human will ever know. It is objectively the best tasting meal one will ever eat, and it's perfectly and completely nutritious at the same time! On top of that, it's free! Anyone can have it, you just need to go get it!...
Political Change versus Spiritual Change
A friend, my brother, and I were talking last night about politics. My friend said that a lot of Christians have been trying to use politics to change our country into a "Christian" one, but that's not how real change is brought about. We all know and agreed: you can...