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Recapturing the Christian Spirit of Free Submission - Nerdy Musings Week 3 (opens the original)
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(Note: Life got crazy and I missed a week last week. Will be posting twice next week to make up for it.)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l208!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/
The Gap Between Knowing and Believing - Nerdy Musings Week 2 (opens the original)
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Pause for a moment, and picture a scenario with me.You’re on a guided hike through the Andes mountain range. The goal? Reach a remote collection of Incan ruins that your guide assures you come with a one-in-a-million view and far less traffic than the more popular destinations.This guide came recommended by friends you trust, who themselves hiked this trail a couple of years ago. Their stories of the journey were mesmerizing. A beautiful hike, scenery straight out of a movie, and hosts at the mo
What Misbehavior at the Top Says About the Rest of Us - Nerdy Musings Week 1 (opens the original)
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Note: This is the first of a handful of posts testing out what will be a paid subscriber series I’d like to provide that goes a bit beyond the style of my more intermittent writings, providing a window into what I’m thinking about each week and the deeper matters we can contemplate behind the surface level events of our world, our media, our Church, and our lives.I’ll be posting these for the next few weeks throughout August (the rest this month will be more paywalled than this one). If you all
Tithing vs Biblical Generosity (opens the original)
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As I saw the above meme template going around, I knew I had to do one with this caption.“Prosperity preachers when you give 9% instead of 10%”The best humor pokes at a real problem, but with good-natured laughter and jest. And the American Church's understanding of tithing is often a real problem.An Illuminating QuoteOne of my favorite quotes on tithing comes from the 20th century theologian and preacher G. Campbell Morgan:"I hear a great deal about the tithing of incomes. I have no sympathy wit
When Chosen Bible Translation Changes a Verse's Takeaways (opens the original)
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