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thoughts · May 2, 2017

Hating God

hating God

I spent most of my life hating God. Yes, I know as a good Christian (whatever that’s supposed to mean) I’m not supposed to say that and most of the people who know me will be shocked to read it. But there it is. Honestly, I didn’t realize it until I finally watched The Shack. While watching, …

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thoughts · April 29, 2017

How Far Can You Go Today?

Today, you are here.

Today. Who are you and where are you today? Yes, life is a journey. Yes, there's a destination, but what happens along the road matters more than where you end up. It's about a process instead of a product. That's why my life today is all about discovering play. If you want to embrace this …

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thoughts · April 26, 2017

Making Sense of the OT Sacrificial System

OT Sacrificial System

In response to my Good Friday post, my friend, Pastor Dion Garrett, added the following commentary on Facebook, "We have to read the OT sacrificial system through Jesus. Not the other way around. Jesus reveals the Father. Important read." While I said nothing about the OT sacrificial system in my …

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thoughts · April 24, 2017

Christian Landscaping?

Christian landscaping

At first, Christian landscaping might sound like another form of consumer Christianity. You know, the subculture that offers a Christian variant of everything secular. Music, books, movies, and clothing are a few examples. With landscaping, I see rock features highlighting an empty tomb or three …

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thoughts · April 19, 2017

Do You Follow the God That Failed?

Jesus Crucified is the God the Failed

The God That Failed is a 1949 book featuring six essays on the authors "conversion to and subsequent disillusionment with communism." In 1991, Metallica released a song by the same title. The lyrics explore the grief of a son who lost his mother to cancer because she refused to seek medical …

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