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Another Disruption

by Lee Coleman As I type this post, I am looking out over an inches-thick layer of ice that fell over the last two days, experiencing a "four day weekend" which could evolve into a six or seven day weekend. Realizing that outside life was about to shut down for the foreseeable future (again), I can't help but reflect on the incredible number of disruptions to "normal life...

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First Responder = First Repenter

by Lee Coleman Luke 12:54-56 "He said to the crowd: 'When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time?" Th...

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The Language of Lament

by Lee Coleman On October 27, 2014, Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album entitled 1989. It was notable for all the usual reasons: it debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, sold 1.2 million copies in the first week, and was a huge hit with fans and critics. But it was also significant in that it was Swift's first purely pop album as she sought to distance herself fr...

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A People Prepared

by Lee Coleman "He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." Luke 1:16-17 "Prepared." I don't know about you, but "prepared" is a state that alwa...

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Technology and Community

by Lee Coleman The vast array of cultural topics we covered in our "Seven Toxic Ideas Polluting Your Mind" Sunday school made for some fantastic discussion, but also left a ton of unfollowed rabbit trails that we just couldn't pursue due to time. In particular, the session on our addiction to technology had far too many angles to cover. One resource that I want to commend...

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Blog Post on Race, the Gospel, and the Moment

by Lee Coleman As many of us watched the disturbing events surrounding the protests and ensuingviolence from Virginia this past weekend, we were horrified by the extreme behavior we witnessed. In this brief blog post by Tim Keller from The Gospel Coalition, he reminds us of our own sinful temptation to take the cause of nationalism, racism, orsuperiority, and the outright...

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Easter Sunday Temple Model

by Lee Coleman After the closing benediction this past Easter Sunday, I stood up, turned around, and confirmed what my ears had already told me during the closing song: the church was packed. There was hardly an empty seat to be found in the sanctuary. The main floor was overflowing, as was the balcony. As conversations spread and the volume in the room grew, I couldn't h...

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Why Christmas Matters

by Lee Coleman Bundle up, Westminster it's cold out there! With the temperatures dropping and the Delta finally starting to feel like Christmas, I wanted to forward a couple of helpful links. Tim Keller, with his trademark brand of clarity and intellectuality, gives a brief reminder of the importance of the Christmas incarnation in this article for Relevant Magazine. If ...

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The Confession Suppression

1 John 1:8-10 "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." Numbers 5:6-7 "Say to the Israelites: 'When a man or woman...

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Happy and You Know It

I think the third song I ever learned in church (after "Jesus Loves Me" and "Jesus Loves the Little Children) was "If You're Happy and You Know It." If you never clapped, stomped and shouted your way through this one as a kid during Sunday school or Vacation Bible School, here's the general gist: If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (clap, clap)If you're happ...

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Good and Pleasant ... Like Mountain Dew

Psalm 133 "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore." I've always had a thing fo...

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Teenagers and Their First Smartphones

Have a teenager who's unboxing a smartphone for the first time? Nervous? You should be! Read this helpful article by Tim Challies to get you through this traumatic experience. Then "pray without ceasing!"...

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Book Review - The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts, by Joe Rigney

Many of us have read John Piper's Desiring God and been exposed to his unusual yet enlightening term, "Christian hedonism," the theory that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him, when our pleasure and joy is found most fully in our pursuit of God. While the term is not found in the Bible, the principle certainly is, and few would argue that an unb...

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