2011
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Boundless Summer Challenge – Task 3
Jul 6
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That sets the tone for much of our relationship with God, but there’s still good news…
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Boundless Summer Challenge – Task 2
Jul 5
My relationship with God is everything to me. But sometimes I try to relate to his infinite character in far too small a package.
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Boundless Summer Challenge – Task 1
Jul 2
Last summer I took part in the first Boundless Summer Challenge. This July it’s back, with a new task roughly every day focused on relationships. I’ll be tracking my progress here and on Facebook.
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From the Inside Out
Jun 15
My Bible study group has been reading Larry Crabb’s Inside Out, and one member assigned homework: five pages on what it means to really change. For me, it starts with letting go of the self-protection we’re all hardwired for.
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In Pursuit of Passion
May 22
What is your life’s passion? What gets you up in the morning and drives you all day?
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In Pursuit of Innocence
May 9
We all struggle to reclaim the lost innocence of our youth. A friend once taught me how to find it …
2010
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Fear
Dec 20
Many people are too afraid of trusting God to actually trust Him. It can be scary, but your life will be stronger for it!
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The Robustness Principle
Nov 29
Postel’s Law says to be conservative in what you do and liberal in what you accept from others. It’s a great rule for software — and a spectacular one for how a Christian should live.
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What Drives your Faith?
Oct 11
Do you do right for the joy of it, or to avoid the guilt of doing wrong? A Bible study debate about conscience led me to an uncomfortable conclusion: either way, faith ends up motivated by selfishness.
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Investing your Talents
Sept 27
Sunday’s sermon on the parable of the talents asked us to see ourselves as stewards of creation. Looking out from a hill near Mt. Hood, I realized I have more in common with the servant who buried his talent than with those who doubled theirs.
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Motivation
Sept 13
“You aren’t paid enough to care about that.” I’ve heard it, and I’ve said it. But for a Christian, motivation shouldn’t come from the number on a paycheck.
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A Manly Occupation
Aug 30
A radio show claimed modern men lack real adventure. Watching lumberjacks at the Stihl Timbersports Championship at the Oregon State Fair, I saw an occupation full of it — and one that demands a kind of faith my desk job never asks of me.