Tag: Kingdom
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Overcoming the Commodification of Time
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”, a venerable physician discovers a potion of youth. He gathers a group of elderly friends and administers the liquid to them as part of an experiment. He cautions them at the outset of the study: Before you drink, my respectable old friends,” said Dr. Heidegger, “it would be well…
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Vlog: Wild Emergency Medicine in Papua New Guinea!
Our best Vlog yet. Genae’s brother and professional videographer @evanlanier recently followed me through the hospital here in Papua New Guinea. Check out a typical (and never routine) day of missionary emergency medicine “plus”!
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Is It Worth It?
Christians need to understand that bearing the cross does not in the first place refer to the trials which we call crosses, but to the daily giving up of life, of dying to self, which must mark us as much as it did the Lord Jesus, which we need in times of prosperity almost more…
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Only One Life, Twill Soon Be Past
This past month, I (Jake) had the opportunity to speak to two groups of Cru college students about what it looks like to live with an eternal perspective. There are few things I enjoy more than getting to preach to college students and worship with them – I am always refreshed by their energy and…
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The Treasure of Giving Up Control
I recently had the opportunity to preach at our local church. My message was on two short parables: the treasure hidden in the field and the pearl of great value, from Matthew 13. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his…