Category Archives: Faith, Family, and Culture

Another Call for More “Sons of Issachar”

If the group of guys I had been watching nearby had tried to see who could come up with the most extravagant understatement, my money would have been on the bearded guy in the baseball cap. You could tell he … Continue reading

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Dogs, Pigs, and Holy Things ~ Part 1

Have you ever read something that Jesus said and found yourself saying something like, “Wait… What? What’s He really saying here?” You may have

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Just … STOP

I was in the midst of writing a post for this week on an entirely different subject, when it suddenly hit me. “Oh no!” I thought. “Is it really 

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The “Neverland” Syndrome

Jesus made it clear that He loves children. It’s one of those heartwarming things about Him that most of us resonate with. Children can be fascinating little 

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God’s Law ~ Benefit or Burden?

There’s a phrase I keep hearing these days that brings to mind something my gran’pa used to say. Whenever he encountered something so exasperating that it rendered his 

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Another Look at the Failed Gospel of Nice

Remember when it seemed like all of a sudden everyone was concluding all kinds of personal exchanges with, “Have a nice day”? I never knew who first

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