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burning

posted by adam on 08.23.2007

“…our only choice is pyre or pyre, that we live and breathe to be…consumed or purified by fire.”
—Dean Koontz, Brother Odd
Fire is unique among chemical reactions in the nature world in that it can be so destructive—always is—and yet is also a source of purification. For example, did you know that some of the greatest […]

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the divine paramedic

posted by adam on 01.29.2007

I’ve been thinking about the story of Joseph lately, how God let Joseph suffer through 13 years of slavery and prison before raising him up to Egyptian royalty. It seems that God is in no hurry to develop character, (as my daily Bible pointed out).
I was talking to a friend about this very thing today […]

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confession

posted by adam on 11.13.2006

I’m tired. Tired of pretending.
There is a generally unspoken agreement between us Christians. We talk about the condition of sin, even admitting to the fact that we are broken and imperfect, but we limit these confessions to acceptable sins, like pride or envy or gossip, sins that are not so ugly to look at. Or […]

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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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