Tag: faith
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Immigration and The Christian: Managing the Tension of Justice and Mercy.
The recent outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election has once again thrust immigration reform and enforcement into the headlines, and for some of us, back into the center of our awareness. I confess that while I mentally understand the social and theological importance of caring for the immigrant and foreigner, I also live with the…
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Recommendation: Not In It To Win It
“Not In It To Win It” by Andy Stanley might be the most important book of this decade… If you are an American and claim that Jesus is your king, or if you are someone who has turned away from Jesus because of the way that American Christians behave regarding politics and power, this is…
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Avoiding Spiritual Dad Bod…
As I journey deeper into my late 30s, I’m coming to the realization that my body weight and muscles mass are no longer going to regulate themselves like they used to… If I don’t take intentional steps to build muscle, and burn calories, then I will not have the strength or the resilience physically as…
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Why The Worship Gathering Matters
I grew up going to church multiple times a week. It seemed like we were always at church. It was just a way of life. Man, church sure has changed a lot over the last 30 years. On one hand, my church family is more involved in my life than ever. The people in my…
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Preparation Determines Destination
Today I woke up tired, sore, and grumpy. This would have been a reeeally nice day to coast through and avoid unnecessary tension. However, I know by now that one day off of exercising quickly turns into one week, one month and before you know it one year of avoiding the tension of health and…
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A Labor Day Reflection
A Labor Day Weekend Reflection on Work, Rest and The Purposes of Living I grew up in a family of midwest, middle class grape farmers. My gradfather was the first Welche’s stakeholder in his county to pay off his farm using only the proceeds from his crop, and even though my father worked for a…
Pastor Aaron Brown 