Month: July 2015
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Preaching Psalm 13
On Sunday I had the privilege of preaching in a friends church while he was on vacation. As I prepared for it, I tossed aside the idea of reworking a sermon I had already preached at our cathedral and instead took on an emotionally challenging Psalm. I felt led to speak very vulnerably in it.…
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Piper Challenges Teens
John Piper has a blog post up that I think is worth reading. In it he challenges teens to be free and ultimately to redefine what it means to be a teen. He starts: I am writing for the liberation of teenagers. I write to challenge teenagers to “live as people who are free” (1…
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Worship & Preaching, Oh My!
It’s almost always awkward attending church when visiting our families. My wife’s parents still attend the church of her childhood, the church we were married in. My mom is still active in the church I grew up in as well. Both are part of denominations that are going the progressive route, though at different paces.…
