The Easter Playlist

Yep—if you’ve been following this blog long enough, you know there’s an October Playlist, a Thanksgiving Playlist… and we don’t really talk about the Christmas one because—well—everyone has one of those, right? But the Easter Playlist?That one hasn’t really been talked about. Not sure why. Because I have one. I play it every year during […]

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The Real Jesus

There’s a tension we don’t always sit in long enough. Two visions of Jesus. Daniel sees Him— (Daniel 10:3-5)and it’s almost too much to take in: A man clothed in linen.Gold wrapped around Him.A body like topaz.A face like lightning.Eyes like fire.A voice that sounds like a crowd roaring all at once. John sees Him— […]

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God’s Answer

In the Book of Daniel, chapter 7, Daniel watches empires rise like monsters out of the sea. They aren’t described as dignified rulers or refined civilizations. They’re beasts. Not just animals.Something unnatural.Something unprecedented. A lion with eagle’s wings.A bear devouring.A leopard with four heads.And then a fourth beast — terrifying beyond description. Each one more […]

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What Shall We Die For?

The Power of a Witness There’s a moment near the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End that never fails to stir something deep in me. The pirate fleet stands surrounded, outnumbered, and facing certain death. Then Elizabeth Swann steps forward. Amid the storm and chaos, she lifts her voice and calls the weary to […]

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