Racism : A Personal Story

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April 5, 2023

Conflict, Reconciliation, Relationships

A few years ago Lisa and I visited New York City. It's an amazing place; truly the melting pot of hundreds of nationalities and cultures. Nice people helped us find our way through crowded, chaotic, fast moving subways and busy streets. We visited The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the 9-11 Memorial and Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park and more. I could tell many stories after reflecting on our trip but one stood out to me. It's a humbling memory yet it continually calls me to be more than I was that day.

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January 30, 2018

Community, Conflict, Other-Centeredness, Reconciliation

The Number One Relationship Killer

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January 30, 2018

Community, Conflict, Other-Centeredness, Reconciliation

Innumerable times a whole Christian community has broken down because it had sprung from a wish dream. The serious Christian, set down for the first time into a Christian community, is likely to bring with him a very definite idea of what Christian life together should be and then try to make it happen.

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May 24, 2017

Community, Life Stories, Reconciliation, Relationships

Do You Know Your True Identity?—Part Two

True North

May 24, 2017

Community, Life Stories, Reconciliation, Relationships

Do You Know Your True Identity?—Part Two

Since the fall of mankind (Genesis 3), we've all gone into some form of hiding. As God came seeking relationship with Adam and Eve, Adam replied, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked and I hid myself (verses 8-10)." Adam's hiding was driven by more than his physical nakedness. He knew he had sinned. He knew something was wrong with him. So he fled and hid from God. Like Adam and Eve, we too live with a core fear that our core "nakedness" will be seen.