• The Dominant Media Narrative of the Day

    by Seth Godin (Note: Normally, I quote part of an article then give you a link to the rest. But Seth writes such short, powerful blogs it doesn’t make sense to quote part of one. I will give you the link so you can go browse around. He says the most amazing things.) The thing…

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  • My Tattoo

    Sometimes you end up doing the thing you said you’d never do.

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  • Praying for Healing

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  • Wisdom, Not Will Power

    Due to some sound issues, the sermon video starts about a couple minutes in. Good news, the first minute or so was primarily me talking about the limitations of will power and asking “Is the mic working yet?” If you want to follow along with the notes, they are here. However, I make a few…

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  • The Good Place’s Odd Ending

    One of my favorite shows of the past few years was The Good Place. It ended recently, and I must admit mixed feelings. I’ll miss the characters and enjoyed them each getting a rather satisfying send off. But the philosopher in me was troubled by the ending, as was my inner theologian. Here is another…

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  • A Clean Bill of Health

    Why do we go to the doctor?

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  • How Well Am I Submitting to God?

    Our 21 Days of Prayer concludes with the difficult question, How am I doing in my submission?

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  • Songs Are Getting Sadder. Why?

    This article is a cheat, since we’re technically finishing our 21 Days of Prayer, but if you’re looking for something to pray about for our culture, this could definitely make your list. Honestly, I think the author misses the boat on why the songs are getting more negative. (Not sure if she’s been on Twitter…

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  • Improving Your Prayer Life

    How about some good, practical tips to being more fulfilled in your time with God? Ten Tips to Help Your Prayer Life Greg Koukl For a few hardy prayer warriors, talking with God is as easy as breathing; it happens almost effortlessly. When you ask them how they do it, they simply shrug and reply,…

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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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