Radical Dependence

So I’ve been thinking that underlying most of our prayers is a desire to be independent of God, but God’s desire for our lives is one of radical dependence on Him. It’s true, right?  We pray for problem-free marriages, for God to take away that temptation, for a great paying stress-less job, for our kids…

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World’s Dumbest

I have a confession to make:  Sometimes late at night, before I go to bed, I … watch a show called, World’s Dumbest on TruTV. Have you seen it? The show features idiotic people doing idiotic things. Like, “Seriously? No one could possibly be that dumb” kind of stuff. I have another confession: I also…

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Will The Losers Please Stand Up

Let’s ignore Jesus for a second. (By the way, not typically good advice.) Is there anyone in the Bible you couldn’t prove is a loser in like ten seconds. You might argue Joseph or Daniel, maybe Hannah or Ruth? Out of the thousands of people, there are a handful who aren’t such losers it immediately…

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Team Bonehead

So I’ve been asking myself a question… One of the most amazing things to me is how boneheaded the people in the Bible are. Go through the list: Moses murdered, Abraham lied, Noah got drunk, passed out and laid there naked, David committed adultery… Look at the twelve “disciples” of Jesus, they were constantly doubting,…

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The Thing About Being Lost

Christians call people who aren’t currently connected to God through Jesus “lost.” And I think there’s truth in that. The problem is that they sometimes say it in a derisive way, like it’s an insult. But there’s something we need to remember. I was reminded of it once when my family was driving from Virginia…

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