Joe

Que the guitar rift, bring on the base, and hear those words drip from Mick Jagger’s lips, “I can’t get no, satisfaction.”

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If I want to get to know someone, there is no more important question I can think of than, “What is your God like?” I do not care if their understanding of God comes from the Bible, the Koran, or some other sacred text. Nor do I care whether or not they believe in a personified being that they call God or if they embrace something more nebulous like “The Universe.” The same is true if their conception of God originated as part of a Twelve Step group so it is, “the God of your understanding.” Wherever they get their idea of God from, the question that reveals the most about who they are as a person is, “What is your God like?”

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When reading the Bible in snippets, it is really easy to miss the point, like thinking just because someone is healed that they are also made whole.

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The Gospel According to John is all about God’s glory. We see it in the preamble where John writes:

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

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As a single guy who is not opposed to meeting someone special, I take occasional forays onto dating apps. As a man of faith, app algorithms often suggest a woman of faith as a potential match. Quite often, these women will say they are looking for a man who loves Jesus. When I see that I often respond with something along the lines of, “I’m curious, who is Jesus to you?”

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There was a time in my life when I saw evangelism as the central task of church life. I read books and attended conferences. My sermons regularly highlighted the importance of sharing the good news. Churches and Christian groups I led would advertise family-friendly programs that aimed to draw in neighbors and friends. In everything we did, I wanted to make sure there was an opportunity for people to come to faith.

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