Category Spiritual Markers

Quick judgment on a false prophet

“In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.” (Jeremiah 28.17) Here’s the context: God had sent a message urging the southern kingdom of Israel to turn back to .him, but they refused. He had promised that…

Poet Jackie Hill and “Jigaboo”

Warning. Don’t listen/watch unless you’re ready to be spiritually slapped. P4CM presents Rhetoric 2012, the largest Christian Poetry event. Official P4CM Poet Jackie Hill Perry delivered her poem “Jig-A-Boo” in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people. (Source)

The Myth of Proximity

In Christian circles, you often hear the expression of “doing life together.” In the past few years, German pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together has become an oft-quoted resource as well. Doing life together is the idea of…

Bible Reading, Day 214

I’m reading the Reading God’s Story: One-Year Chronological Bible reading plan at at YouVersion. Check it out here. Today’s reading was Nahum 1-3. “Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows..” Thought: Purposeful annual repetition of religious events serves to…

A conversational diet

From Northstar Church’s sermon Sunday. (Link) Let’s ween ourselves off careless, worldly speech that is focused only on the trivial and meaningless, and let’s begin a speech feast of grace, truth and beauty. Listen here.

Easter expectations

Here’s the challenge. If you blog, Tumble, Facebook, or Twitter… post a short description of “what I expect from Easter this year.” Then please link it in the comments below. Here’s mine: What I expect from Easter this year: Movement.…

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