Tag: Jesus
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Do American Christian Missionaries Support the Trump Muslim Ban?
For years, evangelical churches at large have considered the missionary the cherry on top of Sunday. At conferences and weeks of church camp they hold three-step altar calls. Step one, be baptized. Step two, be re-baptized, whatever that means. Step three, enlist in FTVM — Full Time Vocational Ministry. Regarding step three, there’s this hierarchy. First…
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Sitting at the Feet of : a Miraculous Healer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uDhwFU9unc] The clip above from The Green Mile captures the feeling I had after the following interview. It’s a unique feeling, the place where fear and wonder intersect, that magical place where the awful and the awesome shake hands over a table set by awe. Real healings, assuming of course that there are such things,…
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017: These Three
For these next few, I’m writing hymn lyrics. I worship with a large group of believers who was first on the ground when the tornado hit — a congregation whose worship moves them into action and so inspires me. I’m writing these for them and for my worship minister friends to tinker with–hopefully there’s something…
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Manuscripts Milton and Melting
Either my wife’s prayer, a cup of Prince of Wales tea (don’t buy any) or the deadline of “before the holidays” forced me to complete the first draft of my second novel shortly after Monday’s letter post. It felt nothing like the first time. The first time, finals week loomed in the dorms. I keyed in…