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The Kingdom is now and not yet. I am an impatient optimist shaped by resurrection.

Kokomo, Indiana
Joined August 2008
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Pacers in 6.
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Legen…dary.
Obi Toppin and T.J. McConnell in Game 6
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THE KILLERS ARE FROM VEGAS AND 80,000 PEOPLE SINGING MISTER BRIGHTSIDE WOULD’VE BEEN THE BEST HALFTIME SHOW SINCE PRINCE
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Why has God forsaken us, Pacernation?!
why is it ALWAYS our best player 😭
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What Christmas reminds us:
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LeBron has been torturing my Pacers fandom for 12 years he can’t keep getting away with this 😭
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God has not abandoned His creation to sin and evil. He is not a Creator who rejects and replaces; He reconciles and redeems.
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Bluey.
You're stuck in an elevator with the main character of the last TV Show/Film you watched, who is it?
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No, the book of Revelation is not a calendar outlining the events of the last days. No, the book of Revelation doesn't invite us to speculate and look for clues. Revelation invites the church, then and now, to be faithful in its witness to the risen Jesus.
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Louder for the people in the back!
Defining “sin” as “missing the mark”still misses the mark is we misdefine “the mark” as something like moral perfection rather than loving God wholeheartedly and loving our neighbour as ourselves.
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Louder for the people in the back…
There are some who think that to always preach on the love of God is weak—that people will take advantage of that love. That’s a flimsy understanding of God’s love, for God’s love is the most powerful force in the universe to bring about change.
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I just finished session 5 of the @the_BEMA podcast! So grateful for the journey with @martysolomon @eibcb and the journey of orthopraxy and Kingdom partnership ahead!
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A humble Christianity sounds like, “how do my beliefs make me more capable of loving others?,” not “my beliefs make me the authority on truth and morality over others.”
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Here's the tweet. Right here.
They may continue to call it “deconstruction,” but in reality, it is simply the willingness to no longer accept damaging ideologies and practices propagated by those in positions of authority. Deconstruction is simply the practice of critical thinking and upholding human dignity
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Tell me you read Genesis 3 before Genesis 1 without telling me…#originalblessing
Our fundamental identity is that we are sinners in need of a Savior.
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Theological beliefs are important but the world doesn’t need our theological beliefs - it needs our loving witness. Because witness always wins over people to the truth.
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So freeing!
Repentance is not primarily a feeling word but a thinking word. Instead of conjuring up emotions of shame repentance is meant to act as a cue, an invitation, to rethink your life and realign with God.
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Christianity is not about having answers. It’s about the transformation that takes place as we pursue the questions.
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The 2022 Colts. Cry because it happened. Smile because it’s over.
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How are you ministering to those deconstructing? By telling them to stop thinking? To be more like you? By ostracizing them or pretending they don’t exist? If so, you’re not ministering to them. Which is another reason they’re deconstructing.
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