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Don't Let Your Hearts Be Troubled...

18 October 2024

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me... I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had...

Inviting Judgment

10 October 2024

Throughout Jesus' passion experience, we have countless moments of judgment. Ironically, the God of the universe subjects himself to the judgment of a contemptuous humanity. ...

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The Art of Alignment: Discovering Your True Vocational Path With Julia Starr

03 October 2024

Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. I'm speaking With Julia Starr, a leadership and career coach grounded in Constructive Developmental Theory. Rece...

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Washing Our Hands of Responsibility

24 September 2024

Pilate famously washed his hands of responsibility when he sent Jesus to his torturous death. So much horror and evil has been propagated (or allowed) by leaders who reject res...

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The World's Hatred

18 September 2024

“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world... Since th...

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Rid Yourself of Intellectual Weakness & Start Conversing From A Position of True Strength

13 September 2024

DON'T MAKE ME TAP THE SIGN. Good argument = refuting the central point Bad argument = not refuting the central point If, when the discussion gets heated, you re...

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How Do We Christians Practically Prevent Ourselves From Becoming Overly Self-Focused, Self-Deceived and Religiously Arrogant?

06 September 2024

"The purpose of propaganda is to make one set of people forget that other sets of people are human." - Aldous Huxley Outside the obvious answers — reading scriptures, devot...

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We Are Barabbas: Escaping The Consequences of Our Choices

04 September 2024

Regarding insurrection and rebellion, Rome was aggressive about preventing and stopping them. Crucifixion was a deterrent to revolution against the Roman Empire. And they were r...

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Punishment: Satiating the Mob's Lust For Suffering

It's disconcerting how Jesus' punishment comes about during the passion experience. Pilate sees the truth of Jesus' innocence but also wants to satiate the bloodthirsty mob (a...

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Sadness To Joy

Life is hard. Tragedy is unavoidable. Grief is a result. How can we find joy? Jesus addresses this before the passion. Let's look at what he said.

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Mob Rule: The Darkness of Unhinged Group Justice

Mobs can be dangerous entities. Online or offline. The Rwanda genocide often involved these large groups (mobs) enacting horrific violence on their fellow citizens. Here's a d...

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I Don't Volunteer As Tribute: Crucify Him!

That title is a reference to Katniss Everdeen who sacrificially volunteers as tribute in the Hunger Games so that her younger sister does not have to participate in the televise...

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