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Making Friends with the Butterflies bible preaching

This past weekend I began a five-week sermon series at a church in Phoenix. I'm super excited to do this as I haven't had the chance to write a new series in a few years. The series is called "Them vs. Us" and is about how quickly we draw lines between ourselves and others. Yet as we see repeated...

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2023 Reading List (Part 2) reading

We are halfway through 2023. I'm writing this in one of my last days in Oregon as I prepare to enter back into the tortures of the Arizona summer.

Below you can see the 56 books I've read so far this year with my rating for them (5 being the best) and a brief review. The author or publisher has giv...

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5 Ways to Spend Your Time on What Matters Most growth perspective reading

One of the books I've read a few times is called Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I appreciate how he helps you narrow down your life or work into the things that matter most. When it comes to how to implement these ideas, McKeown offers the following list:

"To discern what is truly essential we nee

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Choosing Your Circle of Influence bible christianity

One of the people I follow online is Dr. James DiNicolantonio. His name may be a lot to pronounce, but I really appreciate how he talks about holistically having a healthier lifestyle. He's worth the follow. 

He posts lots of different ways to improve your life, and recently he posted the following...

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Deconstruction or Evolution? growth perspective

In our final chapter of the book of Romans, we interviewed Kevin Garcia on the Forest and Trees podcast (see: Maybe Paul Wasn't so Bad). Kevin used a phrase that I've been thinking about on repeat. As he described his own journey, he said it's been "less of a deconstruction and more of an evoluti...

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The Book of Romans - Podcast bible christianity theology

We’ve wrapped up our podcast The Forest and the Trees going through each chapter of the book of Romans. The podcast is a chance for me and a friend who no longer believes in Christianity to read and discuss the nuances of Christianity and each week's text. We previously went through the book of Hebr...

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40 Things I've Learned at 40 personal perspective

Today I turn forty. That number sounds like it belongs more to my parents than to me, but here we are. I'm not sad about it... in fact I feel like I'm the best version of myself yet. This seems to be the goal of aging. To celebrate my birthday with all of you, I decided to share forty things I've le...

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Every Action Has a Consequence bible preaching

If you thought I was done talking about the movie Pig, you were wrong (see: Pig or the Counterpoint to John Wick). In fact, when I was assigned James chapter three for my sermon last weekend and read about the role of peacemakers, I decided it was time to share this gem with the world. Which also...

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How to Handle the Weird Bible Passages bible theology

In this video, I share a few verses that profoundly shaped my reading of the Bible. In addition, I tell a story that happened this week at our Communion Wine Co. event where I navigated a weird passage in this way.

Rather than feeling the need to "throw out" those bizarre passages, try "pausing"...

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Pig (Or the Counterpoint to John Wick) perspective

After repeated pressure from my podcast cohost Jef, I finally took the time to watch the movie "Pig" starring Nicholas Cage. Admittedly, Cage isn't a preferred actor of mine, and the title did nothing to entice me. Not to mention it's obvious the movie was made on a shoestring budget.

But you may o...

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