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confession

posted by adam on 05.19.2006

The Lord Almighty says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. I am your father and master, but where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have despised my name!
“But you ask, ‘How have we ever despised your name?’
“You have despised my name by offering defiled sacrifices […]

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the call to prosper

posted by adam on 05.13.2006

There is a profound interest lately in the idea that God has in mind to “prosper” his people. I’ve encountered this idea myself in a number of books I’ve read and (more often) skimmed. Walk into any Christian bookstore and you’ll be confronted with a number of popular writers expounding on all the reasons and […]

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whispers

posted by adam on 05.10.2006

I have a question: what is it that God is doing when one of his own is seeking him, but cannot seem to find him? Why is he sometimes silent?
I asked this question to a friend recently and the response I got frustrated me. It was the standard church response, textbook to the core. He […]

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the question is stronger than the answer

posted by adam on 05.05.2006

“You are…a follower of a God who demands independence, the exercise of free will, and the exercise of intellect.
“You are supposed to question—to question everything, even the existence of the gods and the purpose of being alive. If you would follow blindly from ritual to ritual, you would be no better than the cattle and […]

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the hard part

posted by adam on 03.21.2006

I once heard a minister say that the hardest part of being a minister is being a Christian. I think he meant to convey that faith is hard work, and I buy that because it rings true to my own experience.
It’s funny because we talk about faith in God using terms like “surrender” and that […]

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relating

posted by adam on 03.08.2006

The hard part of faith for me is this: I believe it’s all about relationship, and relationships are hard.
If it were just about “doing right”, well, that I can do sometimes, but not all the time. If it were just about “doing right” and God giving me grace when I screw it up, well, that […]

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stereotyping

posted by adam on 03.04.2006

You know what sucks about being a Christian? The stereotype that comes with it.
Last night (Thursday night–it’s late Friady night right now) I was cruising blogs and more than once came across one I wanted to post a comment to. But I hesitated. I hesitated because I thought about those people, those other bloggers coming […]

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