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...
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Jim Lovelady
Apr 4, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 30, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 29, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 28, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 22, 20193 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 20, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 19, 20193 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 18, 20194 min
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. ...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 14, 20193 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 13, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 11, 20194 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 8, 20193 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 7, 20193 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 6, 20193 min
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,...
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Jim Lovelady
Mar 4, 20195 min
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...
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Jim Lovelady
Feb 26, 20195 min
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...
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