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Bible in 90 Days – Day 9 – Leviticus 15-27 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.” Leviticus 19:17 ESV Conflict avoidance can lead to sin. When God set up the laws for His holy nation, he forbade […]
Confession: Although I have been able to recite to you the correct Sunday school definition of servant-leadership ever since my 7th grade ELCA church youth leader, Amy, drilled it into our heads, I think, to my shame, I am just now coming to understand it. I am coming to understand that, in my soul, I’ve always […]
This one is actually pretty simple. Difficult to swallow, but simple. If a head of state asks “Christian, how do you feel about housing Syrian refugees?”, our answer ought to be “I will gladly lay down my life for theirs!” If a head of state says “I compel you to house a refugee!”, we should […]
(Sorry for the cheesy title.) Nancy and I keep a weekly date night. This has been a habit ever since the latter part of our dating (the first part was the inextricable puppy love where honestly, we spent too much time together and got in a lot of trouble). It is a weekly time to […]
“It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love.†– Dietrich Bonhoeffer My three favorite author/theologian/teachers expound this idea in this video. Piper, Carson, and Keller on Sustaining the Covenant of Marital Love from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.