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Category Archives: belief
I believe in the forgiveness of sins.
As I sat down to write about the next part of the creed, I realized that I have talked about sin and forgiveness of sin a lot. I wrote about Jesus and a sinner, a woman from a different culture … Continue reading
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I believe in the Holy Spirit
(Part of the Creed series) My friend messed up his marriage. He’s trying to clean things up. He wanted to help at church in a public way. His wife said it made her very uncomfortable. He wanted to know what … Continue reading
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the one who decides.
(We are going back to the creed. Here’s what we’ve written so far.) Most of us think judgment should exist. We want an end to gang violence and justice for families wrecked by meth manufacturers. We want an end to … Continue reading
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24 hours to decide.
That’s the message some friends got. 24 hours to decide whether to try moving ahead with an adoption. And they had no real assurance that moving ahead would ever end up with the child in their arms. “She might not … Continue reading
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living between ‘I will’ and ‘I have’
We struggle with goals. We read that telling people your goals is dangerous. It can give you the buzz of affirmation without having to do the hard work. Having goals is fine. But keep them to yourself. But this isn’t … Continue reading
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Jesus knew
He knew all about the woman’s life before she told Him anything. It didn’t take long for her to figure this out. She heard His probing description of her personal life and quickly bounced the conversation in a different direction. … Continue reading
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only-begotten.
John 3:16 shows up everywhere. At least everywhere if you watch sports. As I think about it, I’ve never seen the magicmarker-made sign at awards shows or a Broadway musical. Perhaps the carrier of the sign enjoys sports more than … Continue reading
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Not a last name
In my family, everyone came from Sweden. At Ellis Island, one brother became Larson, another brother became Lawson, and a cousin became Laure’, because he didn’t want to look like a Swede. We use last names to be informal (“Swanny”) … Continue reading
Almighty.
(Part four of the Creed series) We like to know powerful people. We like people who can get things done. We like connections. We like to know who to call. When the water heater was leaking and I was out … Continue reading
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helping ellen.
I walked toward the front door of the church building, carrying a cup of Starbucks, my Chrome laptop, and my Kindle. Sitting inside, I knew, was Ellen. She’s a woman who didn’t have a job, a house, a car, parents, … Continue reading
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