christianity
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Redeeming Love
At The Austin Stone today, Aaron Ivey led us in worship to song called “Praise for a Fountain Opened” or more commonly, “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood”. The last line of the fourth verse,…
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The Holy Spirit
I’ve been dwelling on the Holy Spirit as I read Jaeson Ma‘s book The Blueprint. Here is my simple, yet difficult, thought that arose: the degree to which the gospel is central in my life is…
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The Reason for God | Chapter 4
I just finished chapter 4 last night, which wrestles with the challenge of the church perpetrating so much injustice in the world. Keller approaches the question in a couple different ways: He addresses the common argument…
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Retreat!
I’ll be spending the next few days at a retreat with our staff team from The Austin Stone. It should be a great time of refreshment and encouragement as we seek God together for the future…
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6 Month Bloggerversary
Yeah, that’s right…I know it’s a nerdy title, but I’ve officially been writing here for 6 months. Below is a summary of my favorites and yours: Forgiveness in Marriage Web Tools I Use Attractional and Missional…
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Reading “The Reason for God”
I’ve found myself needing to repent of my lack of reading actual books as of late, so I’ve got a few things on the docket I want to read. I just picked up and started Tim…
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Paper Pastors | Pyromaniacs
Pyromaniacs is a blog I frequent often. Although their tone can often be a little on the combative side, I thoroughly enjoy the truth that they dish out. The excerpt below is from a blog post…
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Web Tools I Use
Although I’m definitely not a tech guru, I’ve found a number of tools that help me keep moving throughout my day that many people didn’t know existed. Below is a short list of some things that…
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Malatya Film
For those of you in Austin, I would highly recommend carving out some time next Saturday to view Malatya. Malatya is a documentary about the first martyrs of the Turkish Church. On April 18th, 2007, Necati…
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Resurrection Hope through Death
I am reflecting on the cross of Christ this Good Friday, and anticipating celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. I think I am more painfully aware today of our simultaneous joy and sorrow as I…
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The Easter Incarnation | Ben Coleman’s Blog
Ben has some great thoughts on the incarnation at Easter here. Below is an excerpt: You normally don’t think about the Incarnation of Christ at Easter time. That’s a doctrine we normally highlight at Christmas…when it…
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Out of Business | A Holy Discontent
There is some good conversation happening on mega/micro church at Aaron Snow’s blog.