Tag: reading
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If We Live Right, God Will Bless Us. Right?
The most common view of life with God today is a picture of us living under divine rules in order to avoid calamity. Follow the rules, live right, and God will bless us. Right? We want God on our side. In simple terms, we want to move his hand or manipulate him. A God who controls…
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How to Be Rich
Rich is a matter of perspective. There is always someone richer than you and someone poorer than you. My wife, Lindsey, wrote blog post which went off the charts with traffic right around Christmas this past year. The post was entitled, “Kid’s, We’re Rich!” In the post she offers this definition of wealth: “I think God…
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My Favorite Books on Grace
Seeing as how I speak about grace often, and I do many book reviews; it was only a matter to time before I listed my favorite books on grace. Grace for me is a bit of an insatiable appetite. I cannot get enough of it. I am drawn to the message my soul so desperately…
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Best Books of 2013
One of the most popular features of NoSuperHeroes, is my top books for the year. I’m doing the list earlier this year. Perhaps you will be inspired to pick up some of these for yourself or a friend over the upcoming holiday sale season. See my list for last year HERE. My top books for…
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The Bible is Boring
It is confusing and overwhelming! There are far too many contradictions for me to take it seriously. I just don’t get it and frankly it is a bit out of date. These are the honest objections to reading the Bible I was able to draw out of a recent recent group I taught. Once I…