Pictures of Before and After: A Continuing Journey to Walking in Another’s Footprints

Posted by Erik on September 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, … Read more

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Expressing the Music of Your Soul

Posted by Erik on September 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Baghdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. After that I liked jazz music. Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something … Read more

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A Theologian at Heart

Posted by Erik on September 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

Not sure what to think of this but… You scored as Jürgen Moltmann, The problem of evil is central to your thought, and only a crucified God can show that God is not indifferent to human suffering. Christian discipleship means identifying with suffering but also anticipating the new creation of all things that God will … Read more

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