Category Archives: theology
Ascension and Pentecost At Home
A continuing series on celebrating the church year. Forty days after Easter (so, this Thursday, June 2nd in 2011) is the day we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord. Most churches celebrate it on Sunday, so feel free to be … Continue reading
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Hope
Our pastor preached a great sermon recently with the insightful title of “The Ideal, The Real Deal & The Gospel In Between.” I’ve been thinking lately about the hope we have, both grounded in the gospel and more beautiful than … Continue reading
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Holy Week and Easter at Home
A continuing series on celebrating the church year. In Holy Week we have a unique entry point into the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and good church services have made memorable impressions on me over the years. Certainly utilize … Continue reading
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Parenting, the Gospel, and MTD
Several days ago I tweeted “What’s best for our kids and what’s best for God’s kingdom generally aren’t mutually exclusive.” I have thought about it every day since, in a variety of different situations other than the one that prompted … Continue reading
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Lent at Home
A Continuing Series on Celebrating the Church Year. Lent is a season of repentance in preparation for Easter, which begins Ash Wednesday (March 9th in 2011) and continues to Holy Week. It has been marked traditionally by fasting, prayer and … Continue reading
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Epiphany at Home
A Continuing Series on Celebrating the Church Year. Epiphany is the day we celebrate the wise men finding Jesus, but it’s more than that. In Epiphany, our savior is revealed, first to the wise men, then through his baptism, his … Continue reading
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Why Celebrate the Church Year?
I plan to share some ideas for celebrating the church year at home in the coming months, and perhaps the best place to start is with this question. Why should we celebrate the church year at all? From a theological … Continue reading
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When Helping Hurts by Brian Fikkert & Steve Corbett
When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves by Steve Corbett My rating: 4 of 5 stars When Helping Hurts is a helpful and necessary book that I’d recommend to others interested in the best practices … Continue reading
Hymnody and Easter
When you think of Easter, what hymn or song pops into your head? It’s sort of an interesting exercise. If you are raised in the church, it might reveal your upbringing or church of origin. If your parents were Jesus … Continue reading
Learning to Long Well
Yesterday Kate asked me to read her a “black history story” since she was sad their black history month unit was over. So, we read Martin’s Big Words. Afterward, she asked me some questions about why people hate each other, … Continue reading
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Unexpected Grace
After two months of daily blogging, I took a few days respite. As I ran errands today, I was thinking about what I ought to blog about. Walking through Wal-Mart gave me several things to consider blogging about such as … Continue reading
Misconceptions about Disaster Relief
Over the last few years, I’ve read and learned a bit more about mercy ministry and what has been shown to work and not work, what is and isn’t helpful. I really appreciated this article by the relief director of … Continue reading
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