• Born-Again Makes a Comeback

    With all the controversy over the term “evangelical” and the way our church attracts people from every direction, I’ve been wondering how we can best describe ourselves. Who knew a trip back to the 70’s might provide the answer. Study: ‘Born Again’ Isn’t Just for Evangelicals Anymore A new study has found that “born again”…

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  • A Different Form of Strength

    Strength takes many forms, some surprising.

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  • A BIG Problem

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  • The Selfishness Solution

    One of our biggest problems is selfishness, but God has a solution

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  • Why I Can’t Stand My Church (and I’m the Pastor)

    Normally, I quote enough from an article for you to get the main concepts, then give you the link. This time? Nah, you got to read it. (It’s well worth it.)

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  • Worthless Armor

    Make sure what you’re trusting to protect you is up to the challenge.

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  • Christianity for People Who Aren’t Christians, a Brief Review

    For years I’ve wished there was a book I could give to the “God-curious” people in my life, but there just wasn’t anything. Either the book was written by someone who apparently hadn’t met a non-Christian since the first Bush administration, or the writer assumed that their specific brand of Christianity was the only viable…

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  • Finding Strength

    Rediscovering the true source of your strength can change your life. Quickly.

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  • Christianity Is Good for You

    We say living God’s standards is the best option, but is there evidence to back that up? Yep. Here’s some solid evidence you can use in discussions (or for helping affirm your own faith). One disclaimer. This is a heavy article. They are reporting on their own study, “Does Religious Affiliation Protect People’s Well-Being? Evidence…

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  • What Time Is It?

    Knowing what day it is–or what season–can be very important.

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For years, I’ve produced brief devotional videos called Jumpstarts that I published in various outlets. (You can find them here, as well as the odd podcast.) The root of those videos was daily Bible journals I’ve been doing for decades.

I recently decided to take a hiatus from the videos, and instead publish excerpts from those journals here.

As you’ll soon see, they tend to be brief, normally consisting of just one main idea. They may also be a little rough. I’m not going to do much editing. You’ll get them just the way they came out of my brain, years, days, or months ago.

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