It was my daughter Molly’s favorite joke when she was small.
“Knock, knock,” she’d say.
“Who’s there?” we’d answer.
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The imagery is in our songs and catch phrases, this idea of being “on fire” for God. I don’t know when it first became popular in Christian circles—maybe during the Jesus Movement of the 1970s, maybe some other time. Intertwining fire with faith not a new idea, of course. The disciples …
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We’ve had a bit of a break this past week, but overall, it’s been unseasonably hot and dry around here this summer. This is typical Kansas weather for July and early August. But when the temperatures soar, the grass goes dormant and the rain clouds disappear in June, it can …
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A few months ago, my laptop was updating and taking its own sweet time about it. I don’t normally pay much attention to these regular Microsoft installations, but I happened to be looking at the screen when the following message popped up: “Leave everything to us. Don’t turn off your PC.” By …
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I heard a sermon about encouragement a few weeks ago. It covered a single passage of scripture, so the application was limited to what the speaker found in those few verses. As I listened, however, it occurred to me that encouragement is not always a one-size-fits-most endeavor.
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I sort of missed the deadline for the “what I learned this spring” post—or maybe the fast and furious onset of summer’s heat and humidity just catapulted me right past the desire to write one. Perhaps what I need to do is keep track as I go along these next …