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In the Mystery
I've long had trouble with the book of Job. I just haven't been able to stand the ending. It seems so unfair. Job did nothing wrong, and God explicitly allows calamity to come upon his life. Job loses...
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Up in the Air
"The worst slave-owners were those who were kind to their slaves, and so prevented the horror of the system being realized by those who suffered from it, and understood by those who contemplated it." -...
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The (Not So) Obligatory Photos
Patrick calls this the obligatory "Elijah standing in front of breathtaking scenery photo."And justifiably so. That is me standing in front of breathtaking scenery. I've got a bunch of photos like this...
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Ye Though I Walk Through the Valley...
Why were You always running off to lonely places?I wanted to see who would follow.Don't You desire all?I do, but I desire all to come.And You never say anything plain?The greatest things can never be...
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My 2009 Year-End Playlist
Tuesday night, I completed a yearly tradition. I created my 2009 year defining playlist.I've been doing this since 2007, I (try to) follow three rules in making my playlist: 1) It has to be made up of...
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Hard To Get
My God is always trying to get away. He runs to the secret place, the wilderness, the mountainside. He sneaks into town, and then He sneaks out again. He gets up in the middle of the night and slips...
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The Smart Young Man
As the Teacher continued on his way, a young man ran up to him, fell at his feet, and exclaimed, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?""Why do you call me good?" the Teacher answered...
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To Know
The heaviest things I carry are questions.Ponderings.Theories.Explanations.My never ending attempt to understand everything weighs upon me like nothing else.I can't quiet my mind. It races, analyzing...
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The Communion of the Wayward Rocket
We were all in it together. I was probably the least member of the brotherhood at the time, but I'm trying to make up for it now. This retelling of the incident is my contribution. I will unstick the...
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A Good Day
First of all:Secondly:(WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!)And thirdly:(6 of my top 7 favorite movies of the year were nominated for Best Picture. Only Fantastic Mr. Fox didn't make the list.)And speaking of...
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A Letter To My Younger Self
Today, I thought I'd write a letter to my younger self. I started writing the letter, and, were such correspondence possible, below is all I really think I'd want to say.It's all he needs to know. It's...
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Homesick
My friends Tim and Luke are currently living in Prague teaching English.The Prague that is in Europe.I'm a little jealous, and they constantly post pictures on their respective blogs. Recently, Luke...
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Many Waters
Noah was a drunk.It's one of the strangest stories in Genesis, in my opinion. Noah and his family walk off the ark, God makes a covenant with Noah promising to never destroy the earth via flood again,...
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The Church of Apple
I posted this yesterday on the Brehm Blog. (Perhaps you noticed the link on the right side of the screen.) It's caused a little stir among my friends and their friends.My friend Chris responded to it...
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Centering Prayer
Below is the first part of my recently written spiritual practices essay for my Spirituality and Mission class. I'll post the second and third parts tomorrow and Wednesday.I hope you enjoy taking a...
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Silence
Here is part two of my Spiritual Practices Essay___________________________In Mark chapter four, the gospel writer retells the story of a stormy night upon the Sea of Galilee. The disciples and Jesus...
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Mission from Silence
Below is the conclusion of my Spirituality and Mission paper.______________________________•We live in a world that clamors for our attention making it extraordinarily difficult to remain in God’s...
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My Dad and Rob Bell
I need to tell you about my father.But first I need to tell you about my seminary.But even before that I need to tell you about myself.And after all that, I need to tell you about last night.Let's...
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My Apologies
I am smack dab in the middle of a very busy week, and I have not had time to blog. I would like to extend my sincere apologies to you, my faithful readers, for disappearing without warning.I will return.
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Urban Retreat
I don’t want to focus on the rain. That’s too easy. That takes little imagination, little thought. I’m not much for overused symbols and tired clichés. I want more challenge. I want to be able to see...
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Wide Open
His skin felt too tight. It constricted him. It turned in on itself. He felt it drawing into his chest, pulling him closer and closer to collapsing like an old star. The gravity of his heart was...
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Where IAM
I am at the International Arts Movement (IAM) Encounter conference in New York City this week. I won't really have time to blog, but if you want to see my thoughts and a lot of pictures, click on over...
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Sabbatical
I know I said last week that I'd be back this week, but then I got sick.It has not been fun.I'm feeling better though, which is good, and I've also decided to let my blog rest for a while. I'm not sure...
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