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Day 29: A Shared Life With God
I am the truth.--John 14:6 Opposite Day is masterful at deconstructing my will to live. My kids embody the post-modern decline into...
Jim Lovelady
Apr 8, 20194 min read


Day 26: The Ram in the Thicket
Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on...
Jim Lovelady
Apr 4, 20194 min read


Day 22: Kyrie Eleison
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.--2 Corinthians 5:21 Lord...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 30, 20194 min read


Day 21: Voices
But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 29, 20194 min read


Day 20: The Song of Vindication
“May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you.”--Daniel 6:16 This song is an invitation into the upside down kingdom of God...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 28, 20194 min read


Day 15: Safe to Shore Part 2
"When we arrive sons and daughters We'll make our homes on the water We'll we build our walls of aluminum We'll fill our mouths with...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 22, 20193 min read


Day 13: What is Your Name?
"My name is Sue. How do you do? Now your gonna die!" I love today's song because it expresses the rawness of shaking your fist at God...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 20, 20194 min read


Day 12: Just Breathe
One of my favorite bands is the Icelandic post-rock group Sigur Ros. Their lush symphonic soundscapes create an atmosphere of wonder...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 19, 20193 min read


Day 10: Safe to Shore
"Hear all the bombs fade away Hear all the bombs fade away…"--The Decemberists I'm enchanted at the thought of spending a year at sea. ...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 18, 20194 min read


Day 8: Be Still
The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness, where he was tempted by The Accuser for forty days. He was out among the wild...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 14, 20193 min read


Day 7: Jesus the Atheist
This is a man who has seen it all, who has made lots of mistakes, who knows the fragility of life. You can see it on his face as he...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 13, 20194 min read


Day 5: Love is Difficult
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.--1 Corinthians 13:7 We know what real love is because...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 11, 20194 min read


Day 3: The Cup of Wrath
"This is what you get."--Radiohead Have you ever gleefuly said (in a subtle, inaudible voice, almost at an unconscious level, only...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 8, 20193 min read


Day 2: He Shamed Them Publicly
"When I counted up my demons I saw there was one for every day With the good ones on my shoulder I drove the other ones away If you ever...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 7, 20193 min read


Day 1: On the Death of Dreams...
"We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel."--Luke 24:21 Our dreams are fragile things. They are courageous,...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 6, 20193 min read


What is Lent? Part 3
I think zombies are awesome. I love the idea of the living-dead and I think it's a really popular motif in our culture because it is a...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 4, 20195 min read


What is Lent?
Are you bored? I bet you're bored. I already know that you are busy. Super busy. Frantic. But I’m willing to bet that you are also...
Jim Lovelady
Feb 26, 20195 min read
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