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Posted by JasonS on May 31, 2012

Sure, I Can Carry That

Several weeks ago, I was being eaten alive by my own choices. I didn’t fall into some horrible sin. I didn’t decide to walk away from God. All I was attempting to do was carry something. For those wondering, I don’t mean a physical carrying. I mean a spiritual one, and on the surface, it made sense. There is a horrible situation that affects people I love very much based on some...

Posted by JasonS on Apr 3, 2012

Exposing My Weak Christianity

“I may grow and mature in God, but I will never get to the place where I don’t deserve death or anything more than a kick in the teeth from a holy, perfect God. The way(s) I fall short may not seem like much to you or it may seem absolutely horrible. Either way, it doesn’t matter. We put degrees on sin, not God.” –What I Deserve, written June 28, 2010 Do you ever have words haunt you?...

Posted by JasonS on Mar 1, 2012

Eradicating Orphan Thinking

Being in the middle of an international adoption has brought a lot of revelation to the surface as the Holy Spirit speaks in these situations. Over the next weeks, I want to write specifically on these facets of orphan thinking and encourage all of us to reach deeper for the mind of Christ and the true offer of sonship. As we met and played with our son for the first time in the orphanage in Japan, we...

Posted by JasonS on Jul 25, 2011

Life Happens in the Extremes

A hand pulls it back. The pendulum swings–back and forth. It’s been disturbed from its comfortable position. It may seem to the weight that it is careening out of control, but the string reaches the end of its arc and heads back the other direction, ready to repeat it all again. I’ve felt like this many times. We are fed a line that life is all about balance. We have to keep everything...

Posted by JasonS on May 26, 2011

I’m Not Popular

I never have been actually. It’s not that I don’t have friends, but it’s always been a smaller group of close friends instead of 100 people. I don’t have the charisma that makes everyone fall silent or gravitate toward me when I enter a room (virtual or “real”). I don’t command attention with my physical presence. This blog is no exception. There have been times...

Posted by JasonS on Dec 13, 2010

No Reason to Rejoice

Darkness covered the earth, formless and void The Spirit brooded over the waters The world needed a Creator Slavery enveloped God’s people, 400 long years The Spirit picked up a rejected man The world needed a Deliverer Swallowed in Roman oppression, an overthrow desired The Spirit overshadowed a young virgin The world needed a Savior Souls bound in spiritual darkness, works of the evil one The...

Posted by JasonS on Aug 4, 2010

To Those Who Quit the Church

This post is part of a discussion on Craig Groeschel’s book, The Christian Atheist, covering chapter 12: When you believe in God, but not in His Church. You don’t have to have read the chapter to add to the discussion and you can do so in the comments or add a response post from your blog to the link widget here. Also check out my co-facilitator and friend, Sarah Salter’s post over on...

Posted by JasonS on Aug 2, 2010

Touring Whine Country

This post was written by my lovely and talented wife who has a message for you and me. I hope you enjoy it, reflect on it, and take it in the spirit in which it is intended. Did I mention she’s wonderfully blunt? Okay, here’s Andrea… Stop the whining please. I am a mother of 3 children, a pastor’s wife, a high school math teacher, and a foster mom of two toddlers. Yes, I’m...