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I heard something this week that germinated in my spirit, so I thought: Why not share with you all? It’s about performing art. Not the kind that steals your breath away, but the kind that dulls access to the glory of God. Which kind is that? The kind many Christians have been hiding under. The performing arts-spiritual specialty. Christians have become performers. The cast of the Secret Place. And some of us truly are Oscar-winning performers. Nothing but a show, from a peop

A few minutes before writing up this blog post, I was on the phone discussing whether women belong behind the pulpit. That conversation brought me back to the opening verses of the 8th chapter of the book of 1st Corinthians: “But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God.” (1 Cor 8: 1-3) Yes! I admit it- I am still deep diving into Pauline epistles. The Lord keeps

What if we chose honesty? Those are the kinds of thoughts you entertain after spending time in the Pauline epistles. But truly, let’s give the question some weight. What if we did? Not the kind of honesty that wounds in the name of ‘truth’. But the kind that values relationships more than self. The kind stripped of what the world had taught us about self-preservation. The kind that doesn’t keep people at a distance because of past hurt. The kind that doesn’t enter new sit