Monthly Archives: June, 2013

We Belong to God

♦ June 23, 2013 ♦ Leave a comment

I am going to spend the next several weeks fleshing out the Brief Statement of Faith of the PCUSA. It appears last in the PCUSA’s Book of Confessions, as it is the most recent. I hope my meditations will help you, dear reader grow in faith in God and deepen your walk with Christ. Even …

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Jesus Is The Kingdom

♦ June 16, 2013 ♦ Leave a comment

Jesus went around announcing the Kingdom of God and showing through his actions what it looks like when the Kingdom was at hand. In story and deed, Jesus showed what it looks like when the Kingdom was at hand. The Kingdom is not detached from Jesus, but the very core reality of who Jesus is. …

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Get Up and Go

♦ June 9, 2013 ♦ Leave a comment

I am set to leave for Dubuque, Iowa to begin my theological education this August. I am both excited and scared. The school and the few students and faculty I have interacted with have been wonderful. I have never been to Iowa, don’t know anyone, and will be on my own for the first time …

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Five Books

♦ June 8, 2013 ♦ Leave a comment

I read a lot, some might say too much. Daily, I share something book related on Facebook. My email contains the word bookworm. I never go anywhere without a book and the clerks at my local Barnes and Noble know me. So, it only comes natural that I should offer reflections on my reading. On …

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