Someone asked me the other day whether I have a sense that God loves me and delights in me. I thought hard about it. Then said, “No.” I don’t really feel that God loves me. I know he loves me. It makes perfect theological sense. I see evidence of his love for me, but my image of God is not one where he loves me and delights in me. I view God more as a General of some ...Continue Reading
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I’m reading Singled Out: Why Celibacy Must Be Reinvented in Today’s Church by Christine Colon and Bonnie Field. So far they’ve been talking a lot about sex. And not just about having sex or not having sex; the discussion is more profound than that and it’s been pleasantly challenging for me. For example, I’m reading about how there’s an undercurrent in ...Continue Reading
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Holy crap. If you’re like me, that word is extremely loaded. What should I be doing with my life?! What is my purpose?! Why am I such a loser for not doing it now?! Okay, so maybe I’m letting a few of my own neuroses out here. But these are huge questions that are really bothering me. It freaks me out to not be doing that thing I feel called and capable of doing. I think ...Continue Reading
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Welcome, men. If you are a man, and you are involved in some way with Church of the Resurrection’s men’s ministry (RezMen), then this is your blog. We’re going to try to keep it updated at least once a week with posts about manhood, specifically Christian manhood. Add it to your reader. RezMen is a brotherhood on a journey with Jesus Christ. Salvation and sanctification ...Continue Reading
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I decided to shave my goatee Saturday night after the men’s retreat. My wife likes a clean shave and I thought it might be a nice gesture after caring for our daughter solo while I was gone on the retreat and while I was gone for some business travel earlier in the week. But I also remembered something my theater prof had said years earlier. I don’t remember the context, but he ...Continue Reading
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