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Kurt

March 6, 2021

“I know I must continue touching and being touched” … More Kurt

When I read a book I use a red pen to underline and write notes in the margins. This begins a series I’m naming after that habit. It’s raw audio of my thoughts, unpolished and real. If you have questions or want me to clarify something, drop a comment here or on Twitter.

The Great Sex Rescue

February 28, 2021

The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended by Sheila Wray Gregoire My rating: 5 of 5 stars Imagine you are a fish in a toxic pond. All you know is the water in which you swim. It’s not toxic enough to kill you outright, but to … More The Great Sex Rescue

Losing With God

February 27, 2021

Resting is delighting in our value as image bearers of God. … More Losing With God

Jesus and the Disinherited

February 21, 2021

When the disinherited have their backs against the wall they use fear, hate, and deception (hounds of hell) as tools to survive. The religion of Jesus brings them out of those hounds of hell and into a common sense of mutual worth and value, into the ethic of love, and living out the “high destiny of a son of God”. … More Jesus and the Disinherited

Stay or Go?

February 17, 2021

I am in a bit of a conundrum. I am part of a small-town, non-denominational, evangelical church in southern New Hampshire. I attended for about 6 months before the pandemic. Now it is coming up on a year that I have yet to return to regular in-person worship, in spite of the doors being open … More Stay or Go?

Ravi Zacharias and Trees

February 14, 2021

FROM A BROKEN TREE by Robert Lupton I once saw a large tree that had been struck by lightning many years before. The trunk was badly split and bent, but the growth of recent years was sturdy and straight. Bark had grown over much of the once-exposed heartwood, leaving the trunk misshapen but well protected. … More Ravi Zacharias and Trees

Who Sinned Here?

February 8, 2021

This is my own reflection on “Who Sinned Here?”, a segment from the “Theirs Is The Kingdom” by Robert Lupton Scripture: John 4:4-29, Luke 1:52-53 Gospel: The good news! It is said so much and so often that we lose track of its meaning and value. It becomes relegated to the good news of my … More Who Sinned Here?

The Truly Worthy Poor

February 3, 2021

I have been neglecting this blog because I had to move! In the middle of winter in a pandemic. It was not fun. But everything is an adventure, especially for the kids. Thankful for the resources my privilege affords, while mindful that there are many far less fortunate and yet more grateful. My first post … More The Truly Worthy Poor

Postcards From Babylon

January 21, 2021

It is a new day with a new leader of Babylon (America). I watched much of the pomp and circumstance yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was like a weight was lifted. Some will say, “How can you rejoice with this leader and not with the previous?” or “Aren’t we still in Babylon and Jesus … More Postcards From Babylon