Tag Archives: Church

On Modesty: Valuing Women and Awe-Filled Wonder

It seems that modesty has been the latest buzzword on the Internet lately. Social media has been in a whirlwind of “girls should cover up,” “guys should take responsibility,” and “that’s not what modesty means.” Men and women alike are coalescing into groups to support a conservative modesty model on one side, and on the other side to support more freedom for women to wear what they choose without being challenged on it. I don’t have answers for this, I do have thoughts that I’m not ready to share fully, but for now I have a question: Should it be this way?
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Must Reads 09/13/2013

Well, it’s the end of the week and time to share some blogs that I’ve read over the past week. It is my joy to share them with you, and I pray that God moves in you as He did in me when I first read them.

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When We Were On Fire

How do you review a memoir? That’s what I’ve been asking myself for about a week now. Because it’s not just a story, it’s a person’s story. It’s not a parable, it’s someone’s life experience. I mean, you can’t very well say “I agree with this” or “I disagree with that” when it’s real life. You can say you don’t understand their story, but you can’t deny it. The reality is, though, that I do understand. All too well.
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They Are Not The Enemy

There is something dark covering this land. Something treacherous plaguing this country. But it isn’t what you think. It’s not relativism or feminism or even homosexuality. It’s not people questioning Biblical truth. It’s not even people questioning Christianity. It’s this “culture war” facade of Christianity that we’ve allowed to develop, that we’ve perpetuated, that makes a category for “us” and a category for “them.”
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Chosen, Redeemed, and Forgiven with Wisdom

Meditations on Ephesians 1


Maybe you’re a regular here, and you landed on this page from your RSS feed, Twitter, or email. Maybe this is the first time you’ve set foot in this place. Maybe you did some random Google search and landed here. However you got here, I’m glad you landed on this page. So, grab a cup of coffee or a cold beer and sit with me for a while, because I have something to show you.
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