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Power Of Righteousness-1

Part 1: Two Trees, Two Rivers Simple In the beginning, things were simple. God made a garden, put two people in it, and walked with them. Not above them. Not ahead of them. With them. Adam and Eve didn’t have a religion. They didn’t have a prayer routine or a Sunday...

Power of Righteousness-2

Part 2: The Watergate Beautiful Tombs By the time Jesus showed up, the river was a mess. Not God’s river. That one still ran clear and true, the way it always had. But the other one — the one fed by self-righteousness — had swallowed up the very people who were...

Power of Righteousness-3

Part 3: The Narrow River The Twist I want to tell you something that might be hard to hear. But I’m telling you because I care about where you end up, not just where you are right now. We talked about how, by the time Jesus arrived, the religious leaders had perverted...

Power of Righteousness-4

Part 4: Seek First The Simplest Command We’ve come a long way together in this series. We started in a garden with two trees and two rivers. We watched self-righteousness flood the earth and pervert the Law. We saw Jesus blow the doors open with grace and truth. And...

On Suicide and Bullies

I am Not a Bum-1

I Am Not a Bum Part 1: The Oldest Trick in the Book I am not a bum, a loser, or a failure. And neither are you. My life isn’t worthless, or useless, and it isn’t “good for nothing.” And neither is yours. But I spent most of my life believing it was. And if you’re...

I Am Not a Bum-2

I Am Not a Bum Part 2: Two Voices, One Child Before I tell you my story, I want to say something important: my story isn’t worse than yours. It isn’t more dramatic or more deserving of sympathy. It’s just mine. And yours is yours. What I’ve learned is that pain...

I am not a Bum-3

I Am Not a Bum Part 3: You — Yes, You The Portrait I ended the last post by saying that when I read the Beatitudes now, I see you. I meant it. So let me show you what I mean. Most people read the Beatitudes as a list of things to become. Be more meek. Be more...

I am not a Bum-4

I Am Not a Bum. Part 4: The High Ground The Morning After So you’ve heard the truth. Maybe you even believe it. Maybe for the first time in a long time, something inside you shifted — a crack of light in a room that’s been dark for years. But tomorrow morning you’re...

Power

Power of Faith

The Power of Faith “And lo a voice from heaven saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it to you.” John...

Power of Forgiveness

POWER OF FORGIVENESS The power of forgiveness is demonstrated in the Gospels as the literal separation of sin from the sinner. There was a miraculous physical manifestation; they were instantly healed. Lepers were cleansed, the blind regained sight, the deaf could...

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I Am Not a Bum-2

I Am Not a Bum Part 2: Two Voices, One Child Before I tell you my story, I want to say something important: my story isn’t worse than yours. It isn’t more dramatic or more deserving of sympathy. It’s just mine. And yours is yours. What I’ve learned is that pain...

I am not a Bum-3

I Am Not a Bum Part 3: You — Yes, You The Portrait I ended the last post by saying that when I read the Beatitudes now, I see you. I meant it. So let me show you what I mean. Most people read the Beatitudes as a list of things to become. Be more meek. Be more...

I am not a Bum-4

I Am Not a Bum. Part 4: The High Ground The Morning After So you’ve heard the truth. Maybe you even believe it. Maybe for the first time in a long time, something inside you shifted — a crack of light in a room that’s been dark for years. But tomorrow morning you’re...

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