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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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- The Value of a Person |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 26 2008
Until I saw it, I didn’t realize that much of Israel’s Mount of Olives is a cemetery. Here, those who remember the dead place a stone of remembrance on top of their loved one’s grave.
Today, in America, we use this Memorial Day to honor those who have lost their lives fighting for our country.
But those [...] - The "H" Factor |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 16 2008
Like pride, the closets of humility are filled with different hats and clothes for different occasions.
Popular opinion regards it as a doormat personality, and maybe even pride in disguise. Yet our books of common language describe it as the kind of realistic view of ourselves that is necessary to share the pain or joys of [...] - The Logic of Intercession |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 24 2008
I don’t like to think about how many times I’ve told someone “I’ll be praying for you,” before only following through in a token way. And when I have prayed repeatedly for those I really care about– with no apparent results– I sometimes wonder why I don’t seem to be able to touch the heart [...]
