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May my steps be worship. May my thoughts be praise.

  • 10 Surefire Ways to Make Your Kids Hate Family Devotions

    10 Surefire Ways to Make Your Kids Hate Family Devotions Family devotions are a good thing. They can be a means of grace to your entire family, but often we turn them into an idol. We get some idea in our head about how devotions are supposed to look, and we won’t budge an inch Continue reading

  • Going Toward God, Come Whatever May

    Going Toward God, Come Whatever May The spiritual life is not principally about the avoidance of difficulty. It’s about going toward God, despite the difficulties that obstruct us. For now, our greatest prayer is not for peace, but for progress toward the Promised Land. The peace will come in due season. This was John Bradford’s Continue reading

  • Proclaiming Jesus’ Death

    Proclaiming Jesus’ Death When we come together to eat the bread and drink the cup, let’s proclaim to the world the wondrous news: He has risen! Continue reading

  • An American at Heart

    An American at Heart Background to the previous link: The same people that loved me and accepted me would also often say very ugly things about “illegals.” The life of an undocumented believer is one of a heavy heart. I passionately hated having to lie and living a double life. Fear and shame plagued me, and Continue reading

  • The Bleeding Woman: A Meditation on Mark 5:25-34

    The Bleeding Woman: A Meditation on Mark 5:25-34 Like the bleeding woman in the book of Mark, my immigration condition is something I cannot fix. Like the bleeding woman, I have seen professionals and sought help to adjust my status – but to no avail. Like the bleeding woman, I have felt the ostracizing effects of Continue reading

  • 3 Things Christians Should Stop Doing on Social Media

    3 Things Christians Should Stop Doing on Social Media Maturity plays a big role in using social media. So if you claim to be a Christian, then please keep your drama, arguments, and bickering to yourself. The last thing someone wants to see a Christian do is argue behind the safety of a computer screen. Continue reading

  • Our world doesn…

    Our world doesn’t need more critics; it needs more servants. – Chris Tomlin (on Facebook) Continue reading

  • “Liberal” Is Not a Bad Word

    What do you think about when you hear the word liberal? I was raised to equate the word with all sorts of negative qualities, and I imagine many of you were too. It was a word that denoted an enemy of truth: “His views are too liberal.” It was a word to discredit political enemies: “Don’t Continue reading

  • Do Not Grieve; This Is a Holy Day

    Do Not Grieve; This Is a Holy Day Granted, there were times when God’s people were to “afflict their souls,” especially on the Day of Atonement. But that’s not a permanent condition nor a common element of worship. The joy of the Lord is your strength! Continue reading

  • The Slippery Slope of Grace

    xkcd has been one of my favorite webcomics for a long time, and today’s entry is absolutely fantastic. Sure, taking a few seconds to be respectful toward someone about something they care about doesn’t sound hard. But if you talk to hundreds of people every day and they all start expecting that same consideration, it Continue reading

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