Elemental: S2 - Day 15
on August 13th, 2023
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.” John 3:8One day at Andrews University, I passed by the football field on the way to the cafeteria for supper. Stopping to watch some of my friends in an intramural game, I noticed the girl I liked was there watching, too. Caryl Lynn and I hadn’t dated yet. But we were on the same... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - End of Week 2
on August 12th, 2023
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things. Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 13
on August 11th, 2023
“Now all we can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later we will see him face to face.” 1 Corinthians 13:12I love my wife. More impressive? She loves me. I’m still a tiny bit surprised when I think about it. Maybe it's because of my self-image during the teenage years. I thought of myself as being on that rung on the ladder just above ugly—not quite to the level of the cuteness of a ... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 12
on August 10th, 2023
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” Psalm 42:1
You survived the first two rules: 1) I’m wrong about stuff, and 2) I don’t know which stuff. Now, let’s address rules three and four simultaneously. Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 11
on August 9th, 2023
“From out of a storm, the LORD said to Job: Why do you talk so much when you know so little?” Job 38:1-2Agnosticism [ag-nos-tuh-siz-uhm]The belief that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.I spent a few years as a chaplain in secondary education, teaching junior and senior religion... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 10
on August 8th, 2023
“God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.” Luke 18:11Timeout. I have an honest question. Who gets to decide what it means to be a Christian? In this day and time where everything gets labeled (ADHD, LGBTQ+, PTSD, SDA, SBC, SAU, you get it), how do we maneuver labeling problems?When one Christian believes a person can be born gay ... Read More
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