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He, However
These first two words of Luke 8:54 have been echoing in my heart and challenging my mind for several weeks. These words come at the end of the story of Jairus and his sick 12-year-old daughter—his only child. Jairus was … Continue reading
Rhizomatic Faith
I fell in love with milkweeds in Kansas City. About a dozen species can be found in the fields and ditches. The bright orange of the butterfly-weed flashed like a neon light in a sea of prairie, but my delight … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Hidden life in God, Milkweed, Rhizomes
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Rain, Seeds, and Prayer
You see the rain differently when you have seeds in the ground. The springs rains here in Myrtle Point are different than those in the Midwest. Here the rains can last all day, sometimes for several days. Lumpy gray clouds … Continue reading
Weak Things
Sometimes I hate being a Christian. I grew up on Tarzan, Robin Hood, and Zorro, men of action stories. Bad guys were, well, bad and always got what is coming to them. Heroes did stuff and were men of few … Continue reading
Heavy Dew
These are the dog days of summer in Myrtle Point. The golden grasses have gone to seed, and it has been weeks since the last rain. South of here, near Brookings, a forest fire has burned over 100,000 acres. Smoke … Continue reading
Praying for Mom
Beneath the crinkled paper that had become my mother’s skin, I could feel her bones and tendons. Since her stroke she had lost a lot of weight. Her left-side weakness had stolen her ability to swallow and the use of … Continue reading
Four Ways to Be an Edgy Christian
Critics often call avant-garde movies and books “edgy”. Unfortunately, this usually means they are obscene or morally offensive, but “edgy” can mean cutting-edge and innovative. In this latter sense, it is good to be an edgy Christian. I must admit, … Continue reading
Chasing God Part Three: Escape from Nazareth
I have raised a ladder against the wall of unbelief that surrounds my spiritual and cultural Nazareth–a place Jesus can do little because of my unbelief. Here is my escape plan, one rung at a time. Reading God’s Word with … Continue reading
Chasing God Part Two: Living in Nazareth
Spiritually and intellectually I am a life-long citizen of Nazareth, but I desperately want out. Nazareth is, of course, the place Jesus grew up. They all knew him and his family. During his ministry Jesus made a stop in his … Continue reading