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Who’s the loudest is not who’s true!

If one is conscious of drawing one’s convictions from a solid, deep-rooted tradition, one inevitably has a sense of quiet assurance in one’s beliefs and a feeling that is the reverse of touchy defensiveness. If, on the other hand, one is bursting with notions which gush from sheer personal predilection operative outside the discipline of…

Meals Together Build Community

The first week we attended church in Bozeman, MT as newlyweds, we were invited to supper with 3 different families. Those invitations continued to be extended and accepted for months as Jen and I were settling into a new community, starting a new life together, and trying to figure out what it meant to leave…

A Reflection for Parents

I ran across these words today in my devotion, and they are both a challenge and an encouragement.  Thomas Fuller, who lived between 1601 and 1661, penned an insightful thought.  As he reflected on the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1, he wrote, Lord, I find the genealogy of my Saviour strangely checkered with four…