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If You’re Not Angry, You’re Not Paying Attention
I remember it clearly: I told God I hated Him. I was in my second year at a discipleship/ministry training school. Leading up to this, the Spirit was showing me Christ’s self-giving nature in a...
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From Christ to the Cat Box
The following is an entry from my journal in 2009. *** This morning, I was lamenting all the things that impinge on my being with God—responsibilities related to family or church, people that need...
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See Ya Later, Alligator
It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a blogging break so I’m going to do just that. I’ll be back in a week. I’m going to use the time to work on a new booklet. The booklet draws together material the...
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Had You for a Minute, Didn’t I?
I don’t believe in prayer. I believe in the One who answers prayer. I don’t seek blessings. I seek the Blesser. I don’t go to church. I gather with those who are the church. I don’t believe in...
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I Believe in Science!
I follow a couple blogs that do a lot of outreach to atheists. They are Hardwired and See There’s this Thing Called Biology… Both of these sites feature engaging authors who are incisive and...
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A Demon’s Advice on Prayer
Recently, I began re-reading CS Lewis’s classic, The Screwtape Letters. For the uninitiated, Screwtape is a series of letters in which a senior demon, Screwtape, instructs a junior demon, Wormwood,...
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Prayers to Santa
Our local paper publishes letters to Santa written by children in the community. Here is one of the more hilarious examples: To Santu, Mii krismislist I wont usiinsset end a ulabkot u snacset. I...
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What Is the Gospel?
Ministering to the poor and homeless is not the gospel. Speaking in tongues, prophesying, and moving in other gifts is not the gospel. Pro-Christian political activism is not the gospel. Intercessory...
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No Answer
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a couple phrases: “God answered my prayer” or “God didn’t answer my prayer.” It’s common to hear both of these. I’ve said them and heard others say them countless...
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Not What I Want
Picture from “The Passion of the Christ,” a film by Mel Gibson. “Not what I want but what You want” (Matt. 26:39). I have been meditating on these words of Jesus. He said them to His Father just...
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A House of Prayer, Not Politics
I saw the sign pictured above outside a church the other day. It got me thinking—thinking about how easily Christianity is reduced to a set of political opinions. Sometimes, people allow faith to...
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Where Has Goodness Gone?
My pastor, Roger McCune, wrote the following article for the religion column in our local paper. It is a short article, but heartfelt and very timely. In a time when many react to the socio-political...
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A Demon’s Advice on Prayer
The following is something I posted in 2015. I was reminded of it when talking with a friend about how we both felt overwhelmed by people’s needs. This is a particular problem in our age when mass...
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Sabbath
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Sabbath-e1k2hr6 Sabbath This is what I would do— if Mammon’s pointing shadow didn’t...
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