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But Now
“There is no one righteous, not even one…”—Romans 3:10 That’s not exactly the verse you’d expect to find printed beneath a beautiful sunrise on an inspirational Sunday morning graphic. Paul isn’t trying to make us feel particularly good about ourselves in the opening chapters of Romans. Quite the opposite. He has been systematically dismantling our… Continue reading
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The Kingdom Economy
An excerpt from Chapter 18. Greatness Looks Different Here The disciples had a question. It sounds innocent enough. “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” But behind the question lurked something all of us understand. Who matters most? Who’s the most important? Who’s closest to God? Who’s winning? Jesus’ answer would have surprised… Continue reading
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Escalation
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown,… Continue reading
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Proverbial But O’ the Week: Building
The wise woman builds her house, BUT with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. (Proverbs 14:1) A home—and a life—is rarely built or torn down all at once. More often, it happens through the small choices we make every day: the words we speak, the patience we show, the grudges we release or hold,… Continue reading
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The Pivot: But as for Me …
If you’ve followed along the last 15 weeks, last Wednesday we finished the first set of 15 Pivots we set out to consider from the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Bible). Today we begin the next set of 15 Pivots, these come from the Historical Books. I hope you’re enjoying our journey through… Continue reading
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Closer Than You Think
“God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’”—Acts 17:27–28 The people of Athens were searching. They searched through religion and philosophy. They debated ideas… Continue reading
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You or Someone You Love
I’m interrupting our regularly scheduled Monday programming today. Dr. Buttersworth will survive. I’m reasonably certain he’ll have another conjunction to investigate next week. Today, though, I want to speak to you personally. If you are walking through a difficult season with your mental or emotional health, struggling with addiction or recovery, carrying grief or trauma,… Continue reading
Darin Michael Shaw
In addition to being the world’s foremost expert on the conjunction but, author and freelance writer Darin Michael Shaw (he/him/his) identifies as a post-evangelical, free-range Jesus Freak, taking Jesus seriously when he says, “Follow me,” while inviting others to come and see for yourself.
