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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you'll always come away with more to think about…
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- A Declaration of Dependence
- Power Down
- Applying for Heaven
- Little Man in a Big Body
- Soft Answers, Volume, and Motive
- Reflecting on Yesterday
- Response to a Good Natured Challenge
- Is God Asking for Something in our Prayers?
- A Case for Short Prayers
- The Olympic Trials
- When Lightning Doesn't Strike
- Memories
- Children and Disciples
- Pendulum Riders
- People Watching
- Why Bother With Church?July 5, 2008Winston Churchill once said that he related to the church rather like a flying buttress: He supported it from the outside. (A flying buttress is an external support that reinforces the walls of old cathedrals.) I tried that strategy for a while, after coming to believe Christian doctrine sincerely and committing myself to God. . . .
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- Enlightenment |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jan 01 2008
What does it take to be wise?
In a television commercial for online yellow pages, actor David Carradine plays a guru to a young seeker. When the student asks, “How do I find enlightenment?” the master says, “Yellowbook.com . . . Everyone is searching for something . . . . After all, it is a material [...] - The Urge to Jump |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 01 2007
In April 2006, a man attempted to jump from the top of the Empire State Building.
At the last minute, security guards physically restrained him and New York City police charged him with first-degree reckless endangerment. A judge later dismissed the charges, noting that the man had taken steps to ensure the safety of others.
The man’s [...]
