Dear God.

Dear God. I don’t know what to do. I am completely lost. So help me with this call. That’s the prayer, written on a piece of paper in front of me. I’m guessing it is like many prayers written on many pieces of paper. It is like the prayers that I read when I flip […]

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Like seeing Jesus

Treat the next person you see as if they are Jesus. That’s a principle that seems to show up often in the Bible. For example, Jesus says that when we treat well his brothers and sisters who are hungry, thirsty, sick, needing clothes, on the street, or in prison, we are doing the same to […]

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33 things to give up for Lent

Here are some unexpected things to give up for Lent. (from Lent for Non-Lent People: 33 things to give up for Lent and other readings.) +++ “How can I hear God better?” One way is by learning to pay attention. Lent For Non-Lent People is a seven-week guide to learning to listen for God. In this […]

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The hallway.

In the preface to  Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis describes his approach for this summary of the core of the Christian faith: “The reader should be warned that I offer no help to anyone who is hesitating between two Christian ‘denominations.’ You will not learn from me whether you ought to become an Anglican, a Methodist, […]

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Just do it

Yes, Nike made that phrase popular in 1988 – long enough ago that some will not remember. Others will be so burned out on hearing it that the meaning is lost. But James said in his letter, “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” (That’s chapter […]

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