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Are You Mad at God?

One of my favorite passages in The Bible comes from of the book of Job. I love it because it is a poetic and beautiful rejoinder to a man complaining to God. Job had reason to complain. He was an...

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On Taking Things For Granted

The other night, Tim Garland of SCRUBS Medical Mission described what it is like to be peed on by a child that isn’t yours, knowing a shower is nowhere in sight. “Somehow, it doesn’t bother me.” At the...

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What Is Your Gift?

I’ve been typing and editing away all week, getting ready for the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference in Santa Cruz, California. It’s hard to unpack all the reasons I’m excited about this: Drinking...

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Fix Your Day in Six Minutes.

My sweet, soulful, mountain friend Sudeep sent me this video today. She’s so good about reminding me of things. I hope this stunning HD video startles you, like it did me, out of whatever minutiae...

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Some Thoughts on Love

At the Angelus Temple last fall, Pastor Matthew made a remark that lodged in my brain. “Turn off your tv, it’s prophesying doom over your life,” he said. It’s true. Facebook does it too and here’s how...

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God Needs Your Art.

Slipping off to adult summer camp for a week is one huge benefit of being a Christian. I came home yesterday from the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference, brimming with the joy of the Lord and...

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Meet The God of Water.

(Photo credit: peterjroberts) You are the glass – God, the water. Fill up daily. Your glass is more useful than special. Use it. Fill it. Empty it on a thirsty, beaten world. What else would you do...

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Six Steps for Creative Ignition

The clock is ticking my friends. It’s long past time to do your work. You were put here with a purpose and if you don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. So what is it only you can do? It may be dormant, but...

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On Dead Cows and Miracles.

Coeur de boeuf tomatoes (Photo credit: Franka-in-London) This afternoon, Sam and I butchered a 500-lb heifer in the woods behind our house. Her insides smelled like milk, which makes less sense than...

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Why Go to Africa?

Sitting in a church in Colorado years ago, I stared at the maps on the walls with photos of missionary families stuck to them, and thought, “In a million years I would never be a Christian missionary.”...

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I Don’t Go to a Normal Church

If you watch tv much, you could be forgiven for thinking the Christian church has lost its ever-loving mind. Didn’t Jesus Christ himself say the two greatest commandments were to love God and love...

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We Are All Bombers.

Oh America. I felt so helpless this morning as I prayed for the people in Boston. How Lord, have we gotten here? They don’t know who planted those bombs but surely it’s the question on everyone’s mind....

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Can You Name Five Life Goals?

St. Andre – French Alps. I’m reading a fantastic book on prayer called The Circle Maker. Wendy Lawton of Books and Such Literary Agency recommended it, saying when she finished it, she bought 35...

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Thanks Mom and Dad.

A few nights ago, I was soaking in a tub of lavender bubbles, reading a book with glass of wine, when a song came on my favorite 70′s soft rock station: Billy Joel – Just the Way You Are. Don’t go...

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You Are a Miracle in Waiting.

When I agreed to go to Zambia this summer with SCRUBS Medical Mission, I dreaded raising the trip money. I’d rather take a beating than ask people for help because I’m a proud, independent American...

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On Bono, Love and Freedom

Bono (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s Friday and I’m reading the book of Galatians in The Message translation of The Bible. I love that translation because it’s beautiful and easy to read. Bono likes it...

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Your Opinion Please.

If you’re much of a reader, you know back cover copy is often what prompts a book purchase. Do you know who writes that copy? The author does, or at least takes a crack at it, and it’s torture…. In 300...

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This is What Love Does – Oklahoma.

Before I started paying real attention to Jesus, I didn’t know Christians like Jeff Bethke existed. But this little video, performed by Bethke, a Jesus loving, scholar-poet, went up last year and now...

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Where’s Your Territory?

Last week two high school kids in Zambia went completely nuts when they found out, with only 48 hours to spare, their high school tuition was in the bank. On Monday morning they were out buying books...

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Tips for Successful Fasting.

In the four years I’ve lived in Texas, I can count on one hand how often I’ve heard the word “vegan.” But since I started the 21-day Daniel Fast, everywhere I go people are talking about tofu and spelt...

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