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Vulnerability in the Pulpit

12/30/12

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By Chad Bird

A few weeks ago, the pastor of my congregation did something in his sermon I’ve never heard a pastor do: he confessed a failure. He had once been ashamed of his brother, he admitted, and had acted in a way toward him that was not in keeping with love.
Washing Down Antidepressants with Eggnog

12/13/12

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By Chad Bird

Perhaps part of the mistake we’ve made is in forgetting that the first Christmas, the actual birthday of Jesus, started out as the worst of times.
How a Badger Taught Me That God Has Ears

11/28/12

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By Chad Bird

I didn’t pray for forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, or world peace. All this ten-year-old wanted was a badger. So that’s what I asked for.
Whiskey Baptism

11/21/12

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By Chad Bird

A few people can endure a Job-like hell, get up, bless God, and face the future stronger than ever. Most of us aren’t such saints. We hobble along, half-walking, half-crawling into the will-be from the what-was.
Cobwebbed Beauty

11/14/12

1 min read

By Chad Bird

Our hearts are half Amish at times, hankering to live in the past, for we dislike the present or fear the future. But therein lies a grave danger, for nostalgia can easily become the gateway drug to despair.

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