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Singing Psalms (Book 2)
If my darkest days are what allow me to connect so deeply to the raw human emotions that come out in some of these psalms, I’m honored to receive them and to live through them in Christ’s strength.
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The Breath of Life
As I’ve been visiting small groups to go through this study, several people have spoken up to say something like, “I wish I could see an answer key!” or “I’d love to hear your answers to these questions,” and today I want to honor those voices (while reminding / encouraging these same voices: You’re called…
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“What We Believe” (1)
This week, my local church started a seven-week series (essentially following the Lent season, the seven weeks leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday). It’s called “What We Believe,” as we’re diving deep into Scripture and considering the most crucial foundations of the Christian faith.
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The Whole Truth
I don’t know where any of my personal relationships will go in 2024, but I do know that I want each one of them to be marked by honesty. If I have to lie to keep a relationship, I don’t want it.
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Reformed Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas
That’s exactly what A Charlie Brown Christmas Became: In a world distracted and enamored by the artificial (like the aluminum Christmas trees Charlie Brown and Linus see on the tree farm), one man (well, both Charles Schulz and his fictional counterpart, Charlie Brown) stood up for the real.
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Give Thanks: Sing Out Loud
I found myself with my arms extended in front of me, palms open toward the sky, looking up and saying, “Thank you, LORD” and receiving each moment with gratitude. I repented of my anxiety—for the times when I’ve worried about planning my way, fearing that things wouldn’t turn out as I imagined. I wanted to…
Detroit, Reformed. 