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Imitating Christ requires significant humility and sacrifice. I’m always tempted to skip to the parts at the end about the “body of his glory.” Glory in Christ, however, is attainable only...
Read MoreI find the image of living “in the house of the LORD” quite evocative. I think of my living space and how it’s the place where I do so many different...
Read MoreWhen I read ancient texts like this one from Genesis, with details about the preparation of animal sacrifices offered to God, the distance between Abram’s time and mine seems immense. I...
Read MoreUpon entering a church, I noticed that the children were picking up small bags and taking them to their seats. “What are those?” I asked. “Those are activity bags with crayons,...
Read MoreJesus begins his ministry not by joining with family and friends to celebrate his ordination but rather by being cast into the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan. When I...
Read MoreHow reassuring to hear Paul proclaim, “All who call on the Lord’s name will be saved.” Christians are those who, at least on a weekly basis in our worship, “call on...
Read MoreThere. That wasn’t so hard, was it? Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, we committed an unusual act: We confessed our sin. Feel sorry for those who brag, “I will never apologize for anything.”...
Read MoreOn Ash Wednesday the church makes us admit our mortality, finitude, and sin. Not too many will be in church on this day. Few of us are willing to hear—in spite...
Read MoreMany’s the time I’ve had someone show up at church after a long absence, explaining their return like this: “I’ve been going through a tough time in my life. Big problems....
Read MoreRemember where you came from. Good advice, Deuteronomy. It’s all too easy to claim that we’re here because we worked hard or because we deserve to be here. It’s easy to...
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