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Since the Charlie Kirk assassination I’ve spoken to a number of people who have admitted they’ve been sitting on the sidelines of their faith but no more. It’s been interesting to watch people who have faith ranging from “nominal” to deep realize that this is a war against evil and they can no longer idly
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This morning in my Introduction to Politics class, I obviously abandoned my prepared lecture on John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau to address the Charlie Kirk assassination and political violence in America. I asked my students what they think is behind violent political rhetoric and actions. One of my students kind of nailed it: Spiritual Warfare.
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Hi gang! It’s been a while since I’ve put my fingers to the keyboard but a friend of mine really challenged me this week and I wanted to use this space to repeat his question and have a bit more space to explain my answer rather than via text messages. I’ve known Joshua Tanzer since
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By now you all know about the flash flood in Texas that killed 109 people at this writing with dozens still missing. Among the dead are scores of children who were attending a Christian camp that was overwhelmed by the rising water. I have to say that even a crass old cynic like me was
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It’s 3 a.m. and I’ve been awake for about two and a half hours. One of those nights where your brain just won’t shut up. I read somewhere that if you are awake for more than an hour you need to get up and do something to reset you sleep clock. Well, my sleep clock
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As some of you may know, I spend a lot of time on continuing education focused on my pastoral counseling work. I am a Board Certified Mental Health Coach through the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). I am currently half way through upgrading that credential to Professional Mental Health Coach. I have taken courses
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Four days later and my sabbatical is coming to an end. As I prepare to head back home to a full schedule I’m reflecting this morning on what God has shown me these past days. Yesterday I blogged on taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. I went through each word and its
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Another morning on sabbatical and more revelations from God. I shared earlier the epiphany about how Negative Self Talk (NST) actually is inner child abuse. But NST isn’t my only problem. I also have other troubling thoughts that stem from my background of child abuse and being victimized (you don’t need the gory details…). This
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I’m sitting here in a hotel room at the Oregon Coast watching the waves cover a rocky patch on the beach. Nice to get away – no noise but the waves coming in and out and the thoughts in my head. I’m supposed to take a sabbatical away from my ministry a couple times a
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