Category Archives: 2018 Postings

Writings from 2018

Belief, frankly…

I have a friend who is fond of bracketing his comments to me with, “Can I be honest with you?” Despite how many times I respond to him, “No, just continue to lie to me so that your reality isn’t … Continue reading

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Elephants

Across the western landscape of religiosity, within its structural bastions most commonly known as church, adherents are disappearing. No, the long sought-after rapture has not occurred so much as the depressing reality of this present day not aligning with an … Continue reading

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Explosive Grace…

I’ve been around construction in a variety of capacities for almost my entire life. From design to build to demolition, I have first hand knowledge of how things get put together to either stand tall or fall flat. Regrettably, this … Continue reading

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The Deep, Dark Secret of Grace

Living in the shelter of our religious institutions most of us never would even imagine that there is a secret about grace which we’ve never been told. Sure, some might feel that living under the heavy hand of atonement theology, … Continue reading

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Dating Grace

No, this is not about the adventures of my cousin prior to marrying his wife. As grand as that narrative might be, this is in keeping with my ventures of looking into the realm of a kingdom eternal. Allow me … Continue reading

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Why Me?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? Did you ever get an answer, not from someone else, but from yourself? After all, what do other people know about you that gives them authority to shape and form your life from … Continue reading

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Love Your Enemy?

This is the most difficult instruction that believers in Christ have to adhere to. Sure, it’s easy to God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, they’re love already! But an enemy? Every one of them? A rather daunting proposition even for the … Continue reading

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Flat-footed Grace

There is a movement going around called the “Flat earth people.” They believe that despite all the evidence contrary to their belief, the world is flat. Now I recognize many of you probably don’t understand how, in this day and … Continue reading

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Mystery

The one thing that religion loves to offer to it congregants is the certainty of life. Then comes the season of Easter, more appropriately known as Passover. Out of the common inevitability of weekly messages dealing with the wholeness salvation … Continue reading

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IT Doesn’t Matter

The most exasperating statement that anyone can make is, “IT doesn’t matter,” after you have poured out your heart to them about whatever issue that presently confronts you. The truth is, IT really doesn’t matter simply because your issue is … Continue reading

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