1. Promise or Performance?

    book
    03/16/17
    11 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    Looking at our dining room table most days, you might think we were running a cartoon factory out of our house. Drawings. Everywhere.
    Promise or Performance?

  2. Drunks On Horseback

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    01/19/17
    15 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    According to Martin Luther, it is human nature is a little like a drunkard trying to ride a horse.
    Drunks On Horseback

  3. Grace Came Down

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    12/12/16
    14 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    God coming to us at Christmas encapsulates the essence of Christian faith: we don't make ourselves strong and then work our way up to a strong God.
    Grace Came Down

  4. Tremors Of Grace

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    09/15/16
    13 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    For those of you unfamiliar with the Richter scale, our friends over at Wikipedia define it as a 1930s invention that "is a base-10 logarithmic scale, which defines magnitude as the logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary, minor amplitude."
    Tremors Of Grace

  5. The Man Behind The Curtain

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    07/20/16
    9 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    When Dorothy, Toto and her 3 new friends finally arrived in Oz, they were met with a staggering disappointment. The Great and Powerful is Oz was not so great and powerful.
    The Man Behind The Curtain

  6. Thanks, Jesus. I Got This.

    book
    05/28/16
    13 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    I'm in the middle of a series on Paul's letter to the Ephesians.
    Thanks, Jesus. I Got This.

  7. Oh Ya?? This!!!

    book
    03/14/16
    8 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    As many of you know, I enjoy film and I find the SuperHero genre stuff incredibly entertaining. I am, without question, a nerd.
    Oh Ya?? This!!!

  8. Grace For Me: Justice for You

    book
    02/10/16
    6 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    Grace is easier to tweet about than extend. When we are talking about my sin and the impact it has on others, I want grace.
    Grace For Me: Justice for You

  9. The Terrible Search

    book
    01/18/16
    13 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    Recently at the Golden Globes, Jim Carrey took to the stage to present the award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Though his short, humorous speech got a lot of people laughing, I don't doubt that the poignancy of his words also got a lot of people thinking.
    The Terrible Search

  10. The Pirate's Curse

    book
    01/11/16
    11 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    The pirates spent their lives seeking after the treasure and after finally attaining it, they discover that it was cursed. Instead of satisfying their empty souls, it only intensified their cravings.
    The Pirate's Curse

  11. I Find My Lack of Faith Disturbing

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    12/18/15
    8 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    Every time I place my trust in something smaller than God to give me the peace that only God can give, or prefer myself over my neighbor in thought, word or deed - I demonstrate that my lack of faith is disturbing.
    I Find My Lack of Faith Disturbing

  12. Minimizing Our Healing

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    12/17/15
    14 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    700 years before the first Noel, the prophet Isaiah prophesied that Christ would bear our grief and deliver us in grace. Scholars often refer to Isaiah 52:13-53:12 as the "fifth gospel" because it describes both that Christ was crucified and why Christ was crucified with incredible detail.
    Minimizing Our Healing
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