Category: illustrations
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Asking Nerds Fun Questions
Makes me wonder about how we make complex things about theology or life in the church interesting to non-theologians and non-churchgoers.
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Strategic Excuses
Strategic excuses – The excuse you come up with that makes some strategic sense, but you really want to do because it’s awesome. Examples: – A speaking gig in Hawaii, Vail, or the Florida Keys rolls in. Hey, those kids need Jesus, too. – My church won’t give me time away for continued education, so…
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Why aren’t more people good?
Maybe people don’t like to do good because they haven’t gotten bored with being bad? I had this thought while listening to an episode of This American Life called, Superpowers. In one of the stories a researcher spent months going to bars and asking patrons which superpower they would like to have and why. Most…
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3 Types of Freshmen Parents
“Let’s go watch freshmen arrival day!” I have a sick sense of humor. But I loved being on campus the day the new freshmen arrived at Moody. And one year I really did take the day off to enjoy the drama and help out a little bit with confused parents and freshmen. It’s a day…
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Savior: The Adult Desire to Save Teenagers From Themselves
Am I the only one who notices that adults seem to obsessed about teenage lives? More to the point, we seem obsessed with pointing out how we need to intervene before they destroy themselves and the human race. Our culture takes a very negative view of people between the ages of 13-18. If you work…
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Stop reading books!
No seriously. Books are great. Reading is fundamental. I’m all about practical resources and history and stories that carry you away to far away lands. But lets not get to the point where we stop thinking creatively about resourcing ourselves. Or acting in a way worthy of a historian writing about us. Or living a…
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Philippians 4 and our Anxious Mind
The mind is a funny thing. Years ago I memorized Philippians 4 as part of my devotional time. For me, I find Bible memory a great way to focus my sometimes unfocusable mind. And I find that I live out Scripture better when it is embedded in my head as opposed to plucked from a…
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Hit the 7 Iron
One of the things that golf has taught me about life is that you can turn a bad day into a solid day by being disciplined. In competitive golf, discipline and composure are the equalizers. When you are playing against someone who is either better than you or the same level as you, you are…