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the first calling

On 22 June, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Before the call to be a Christian, or even the call to be Jewish, there was a call to be human:

Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it…

It’s a calling to cultivate. A blessing from God to humanity in the first part of the book of Genesis. It’s a [...]

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drawn to the desert

On 12 May, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Typically when someone says, “I grew a lot during that time…” the preceding story was about a trying time in the person’s life.

It’s as if the struggle of that time led to the development, growth or surrender that allowed them to become who they are today.

For cultural Christianity this poses a real problem, [...]

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building houses

On 9 May, 2011 · 6 Comments

The hardest thing to do when you’re on a journey is to stop for a while.

Especially if we’re talking about pursuing a dream, and you’ve worked up enough courage to take steps toward that dream.

In Ezekiel 11, God has the prophet Ezekiel speak out against people who were telling the Israelites not to [...]

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