Category Archives: The Joshua Challenge

13 Graphs – What Do You See?

I recently wrote a letter to one of the pastors we have been watching during this pandemic season. I thought it might be of interest so here is the letter reproduced in full. I have been enjoying your messages, especially … Continue reading

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We Amplify What We Fear

“Fear’s a dangerous thing, it can turn your heart black, you can trust.It’ll take your God-filled soul and fill it with devils and dust.” – Bruce Springsteen I can still vividly remember sitting at the front of church Sunday after … Continue reading

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You Are What You Love

I grew up memorizing scripture, lots of scripture in fact. Mom had her favorite verses and many of those were of the “two birds with one stone” type. We learned scripture but with a learning that was purpose driven, attending … Continue reading

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Metrics of Disunity: Whataboutism

Repentance in scripture (from the Greek word metanoeo) means to have a change of mind. It’s demonstrated by a complete change of direction; a 180 degree turn from the past. But repentence must start with a reckoning, by acknowledging how we have “missed the mark.” And without that initial acknowledging, it’s like sewing up a wound without first cleaning out the debris. Continue reading

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Isn’t It Time We Change Our Stories?

“Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking with it!” Those words, sung decades ago about a man apparently caught in a lie by his girlfriend is something we’ve all said at one time or another. That’s because sticking to our … Continue reading

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Repairers of Broken Walls

There’s a story about a building manager who once asked his architect to meet him on the 42nd floor. A set of cracks had suddenly appeared and he couldn’t figure out why. After waiting several hours, the manager found the … Continue reading

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Blessed are the Pure in Heart for Through Them, People Will See God

Not long ago, I attended a funeral celebrating the life of Eva Wangen, an elderly lady in our church whom my wife had known. She had lived a full, engaged, life, marked by a purity in heart and a love … Continue reading

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Of Rabbit Holes and Echo Chambers

A simple corrective for reducing the influence of tribally induced rabbit holes and echo chambers Continue reading

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Then Why Should They Believe Us When We Proclaim Jesus As Lord?

Prologue: I’ve been wrestling whether or not to publish this post as the partisan divide is so acute. Yet MLK’s observation that “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” seems right. So the … Continue reading

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To Repeal and Replace

I just watched a Facebook video from a pastor lamenting about the deep division across America. He had never seen such a divide and opined that our differences stemmed from differing worldviews of individuals and parties. On the one side … Continue reading

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