February
And yet life goes on. My daughter Audrey is in a dance club, gymnastics, and a theater class. My son Wesley is starting guitar lessons.
Podcast
I recently launched a podcast with my co-pastor Tonetta. It's called LOAM: Discussing A More Beautiful Gospel.
Reading
- I'm in the middle of a lot of books right now!
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
- The Sparrow by Mary
- Shōgun by James Clavell on the recommendation of my friend Brandon.
- Faithful Politics by Miranda Zapor Cruz
- Hell Yes or No by Derek Sivers
- Just finished Jesus Takes A Side by Jonny Rashid
Watching
- Finally watching season 1 of Severance in the hope that I can catch up to what's happening in season 2.
- Also started watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon. Can anyone resist the charm of Donald Glover?
Read Next
Certain ideas get so deeply embedded in the tradition—repeated so often, sung so confidently—that no one stops to ask whether the original actually says what we think it says.
This week: why Paul would kick someone out of church, the chaos monster hiding in your Bible, and what to call a group of TSA agents.
When most people hear "Kingdom of God" or "Kingdom of Heaven," they think of the afterlife. They think of where you go when you die. They think of clouds, harps, and a gated community in the sky. That's not what Jesus was talking about. Not even close.
Hosea looked at a massacre the Bible said God ordered and declared: no, that's not what God wanted. The lens gets better. The picture gets clearer. What we thought God was like five or fifty years ago doesn't have to be what we think forever. Color was always there. We just needed better tools.
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