Christ Following

What to do when cultural practices portend absolute truth …

Growing up not far from Shepherd Mall in shallow north OKC, I recall many trips on my bicycle to the Mall. We would check out the latest toys in “T.G. & Y.” Sporting goods stores also capture the fancy of young boys looking for a new baseball glove or … Continue reading

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The facade of community …

In the editor’s note in my recent copy of the “Mars Hill Review“, Sarah Koops Vanderveen makes the following observation about current attempts at community,

“While people can’t be faulted for choosing to live where they like or for seeking out others whose interests mirror their own, Continue reading

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What blessing would we be to the world if …

I am intrigued by the earthy stories we find in the Scriptures. How often do we relegate the disciples to status of, “they just didn’t get it”? The implication from such a categorization is that surely we would have “gotten it” and therefore really do “get it” now. Could … Continue reading

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Taking something apart and putting it back together …

Growing up I had an infautation with learning how things worked. Some suggest this is normal for young boys. I recall a transistor radio I took apart repeatedly to see if I could figure out how it worked. My parents bought me “an educational toy” giving me the opportunity … Continue reading

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Skills …

I have spend a few days out in the new building. Some time has been spent helping and other times watching. I am grateful God has given some people skills. There are things being done with metal studs, brick, and steel, I would have not clue about. I wonder … Continue reading

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