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Category Archives: Christian life
Update
Greetings to those who still continue to visit The Thin Edge, even though my time and energies have obviously been focused on other things for the past three years. Yes, we moved back to the United States three years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Christian life, Miscellaneous, The Church, Theology, Uncategorized
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Closing this blog
Well, it’s been just over four years ago that I began this blog. It was excellent therapy for me and it gave me a platform to talk about things that I felt, at the time, to be important and relevant. … Continue reading
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Coloring Outside the Lines
For those readers with children and those who have worked closely with toddlers, I’m sure you know what happens when a child is given his/her first coloring book and a box of wax crayons. Without any apparent (to us) logic … Continue reading
Seeking that elusive relationship with God
I’ve just finished reading The Furious Longing of God by Brennan Manning, where he states: The seldom-stated truth is that many of us have a longing for God and an aversion to God. Some of us seek Him and flee … Continue reading
Those elusive missional moments
This morning my wife and I drove into Cardiff for my doctor’s appointment at the University of Wales Hospital. After waiting an hour past my appointment time, I was a little cranky from the pain: a large cyst in my … Continue reading
You might be lukewarm if . . .
A thought-provoking, soul-searching list of eighteen signs that characterize the lukewarm Christian. Distilled from Francis Chan’s book entitled Crazy Love. 1. Lukewarm people attend church fairly regularly. It is what is expected of them, what they believe “good Christians†do, … Continue reading
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In our recent trip to visit friends and …
In our recent trip to visit friends and family in the United States, we found ourselves neck-deep in a heated conversation about whether Christians should patronize businesses that support equal rights for gays and lesbians in the marketplace. Particular emphasis … Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Culture, Featured
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, American Family Association, associate with sinners, boycotting WalMart, Christian activism, Christian boycotts, Donald Wildmon, gays and lesbians, Judeo-Christian values, judging unbelievers, judgment, marketplace, separation, shunning fellow Christians
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Living dangerously? I wanna talk about me!
Before the holidays, I sold a few sets of books that were collecting dust in my library and ordered a stack of new ones from Amazon, including Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reviews, Christian life, Marginalized People
Tagged Asia, Blogging, confessional, cruelty, Divine Nobodies, divine vending machine, do something, entering into pain, get off your ass, God's anger, God's hurt, homeless, I Want to Talk About Me, injustice, International Justice Mission, intimacy, Jim Palmer, rape, seeing through God's eyes, sex trafficking, sharing experiences, Thailand, the Other, Toby Keith, where is God today
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Wishing You a "Dangerous New Year!"
It would be alright with me if I never again heard the worn-out phrase, "Happy New Year!" What does that mean? I'm sick of happy. It's boring. And I'm not sure it's what God has in mind for those who … Continue reading
Truth, freedom, dancing inside
William P. Young is not only the author of The Shack, but he also shares some creative, inspiring content on his blog. Recently he posted a fictional account of an uptight Jewish disciple and a curious Samaritan “whose breath radiates … Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Kingdom of God
Tagged cross-cultural, Good Samaritan, Jewish, missional, parable, Samaritan, The Shack, the shack book, William P. Young, Wind Rumors
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