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On the Value and Devaluation of Life

God’s love for each human life is more than we can possibly imagine. His word shows us over and over that every single life is precious to Him, and there is no evil greater than that which seeks to take or destroy life. God’s love for human lives is so great that He gave His own life to save ours. The goal of Christian practice is to fully enter into a position of understanding God’s heart for…

“If you keep playing the same song you’ll get tired of it” 

 Me: 

Dear Dong Man,

Please listen to your own instructions, and act accordingly, sooner rather than later!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

The Foolish Things: Reflecting on Fox's strangely compelling "The Passion" live event

(Image credit fox.com) When I was about 16, I spent a weekend playing an extra in our church’s Easter musical. Along with several of my friends, I donned a rayon-silk stola and several serpentine arm-bracelets (because evidently Ancient Israel = Ancient Egypt), swiped on about a pound of kohl, and attempted to look as louche as possible (quite a challenge for a very sheltered teenage pastor’s…

This is going to be unpopular with some, I know. If you unfollow me after this post, I will understand that you are doing so because somewhere along the line you have allowed someone to convince you that murder = hope. And that, my friends, is a lie. I believe in the beautiful potential and intrinsic value of every human life, from conception to adulthood. I believe that every life has a purpose,…

On this Good Friday I’ve been reading through some of what history’s greatest writers and theologians have said about the importance of remembering this day, and of all of them this by Dorothy Sayers is the one that gripped me the most. I hope it inspires you as it has me.

The Greatest Drama Ever Staged Is the Official Creed of Christendom by Dorothy Sayers

Official Christianity, of late years,…

How to Pray for the Persecuted Church With new reports coming in daily of the atrocities being committed against our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world, it's more important than ever that we set aside time to pray for the persecuted church.

How to Pray for the Persecuted Church

With new reports coming in daily of the atrocities being committed against our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world, it’s more important than ever that we set aside time to pray for the persecuted church. The guide below will help to focus our prayers and assist us in understanding the full ramifications of persecution. This was crafted by a…

This weekend during our Women’s Ministries Retreat out on Sanibel Island, I stood on the beach at sunrise looking at an endless, colorful line on the sand made up of thousands of Fighting Conch shells. Recently the tides out on Sanibel have been some of the lowest ever seen and the result has been an overwhelming amount of sea life delivered onto the beaches and left there. I’ve seen…

Originally posted on Little Ms Adventure:

I have been so tightly wound. Circumstances and chaos have spun me around and around. The horizon is lost and so I hold fast to whatever I can. But, unaware, I’m holding on to the things that hold me back. Tonight, I thought I would write out some things that have been pressing on my soul…but the list kept growing. And I realized how much I have been…