Embrace the Mess

Life is messy. People make mistakes.  People make poor choices.  People sin. The fabric of life is corrupted, interrupted, mixed and confused with messages, lies, misinformation, destructive paths, dysfunctional interactions, harmful experiences, and brokenness in indefinite variety. The tapestry of your own life is not yet complete, but already as you look over the work

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The Radicalization of Peace

Individual radicalization and religious extremism today present a clear and present danger both to individuals and to the core freedoms upon which civilization is built. The content of speech is not what should determine if it can be allowed by any society.  Speech should be free, period. Speech is a medium for communication and it

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365 Days of Blessing

Ever been in a place where you couldn’t find the bottom to bottom out or the top to climb out?  You were looking for an external driver to change and it just didn’t come?  No matter which direction you took you always seemed to come back to the same situation, the same challenge, the same

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Offering What You Have

You have something to offer right now.  You may think that you have a long way to go before you will be ready to bring something to the table or make a difference, but God sees greatness in you today. You may look at your life in comparison with others around you and think that

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Counterintuitive Success

Jesus succeeded in His mission by choosing to die for his friends.  Like a marine diving on a grenade to save his squad members, or a fireman rushing up the stairs of the world trade center to get one more out as the towers fell — Jesus was willing to put it all on the

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More Than Enough

When God considers what He has to offer in any specific situation, He is not looking for what He can get away with, the bare minimum that He can offer and still be respected, or the least amount of effort that He can put into it and still come out with the relationship intact.  God

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