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the god who provides

On 8 September, 2010 · 3 Comments

There is a question that used to haunt me:

How can I know the God who provides if I can provide everything I need myself?

In short, my health insurance scared me because I didn’t need God to heal me – a $15 copay and $40 in prescriptions would do just fine. Our savings (as [...]

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community is the context for faith

On 3 August, 2010 · 1 Comment

We knew there would be a step between where we were and where we felt like God was leading us. There was just a sense that there was more he had for us before we hit the streets of Manhattan to start a church.

A few months ago I was standing in a friend’s kitchen in [...]

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the danger of thermometers

On 27 July, 2010 · 2 Comments

Just a little clarification on yesterday’s post…

It wasn’t a dig at large churches (or a particularly large church where I used to serve).

It was a pointed dig at all of us who go to American Churches – regardless of size.

Because we all love our buildings.

I grew up in the church – [...]

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