Tag: #spiritual
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North Shore Hawaii, 5 January 2024 I walked out to the point, across a section of rocks that would let me avoid a large portion of the paddle out. The waves on the horizon looked manageable, and I was excited to try to rip on my short board (emphasis on try). I waited for a…
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She kicked out her hip and leaned heavily on her chair, shifting her nose up and setting her glasses just so on her face as she uttered in an exasperated, haughty tone, “He should’ve known better!” Her eyes were limned with pleading, her posture sunken, “Doesn’t he know better?” She stood tall, hands on hips,…
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People love to tell you how to be brave, but today I am going to speak of something for which I am an actual expert – how to become a coward. This is an area in which I am in an embarrassment of riches of experience. If you haven’t yet noticed my love for definitions,…
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We got a rare strong south swell in Ewa last week, and I am blessed with a very cool pastor who wanted to head out and surf it with me. How he would tell this story might be somewhat different, but for me it was dreadfully discouraging – a white water nightmare and total failure…
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Luke 20:45 – 21:5-9 In the past two weeks, I have listened to two different sermons on Luke 21 and the so-called Widow’s might (or mite depending on who you are). A conversation from many years ago with my sister keeps needling my conscience about this passage, though, and I would like to address what…
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“For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him…
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Some thoughts on the podcast series from Christianity Today on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.