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Luke 10:25-37 · The Good Samaritan
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15–22 minutesWe’re continuing on our study in the Gospel of Luke. Last week, we saw the start of a new section in the book in Luke 9:51 that will span all the way to Luke 19:44. This section is commonly referred to as the Travel Narrative. Embedded in this bigger section is a small section that
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The Fragile Church Dilemma
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3–5 minutesThe recent software bug at Crowd Strike caused widespread disruptions, highlighting the fragility of interconnected systems. Writer Brian Klaas notes that modern social systems prioritize optimization over resilience, leading to catastrophic fragility. Similarly, modern churches focus on growth and optimization, creating fragile systems vulnerable to scandal and crisis. Prioritizing resilience over optimization is crucial for…
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Luke 10:1-24 · The Sending of the 72
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13–19 minutesIn Luke 9:51 to 19:44, the Travel Narrative explores the theme of discipleship. Jesus emphasizes the importance of prayer and warns about hardships in spreading the message. The disciples return joyfully, having exercised authority over demons. Jesus reminds them to rejoice in their identity in the kingdom, not just their deeds.
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Luke 9:51-62 · The Journey to Death
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14–21 minutesWe began our journey in the Gospel of Luke back in December, and thus far we’ve covered two major sections of the book: The Origin Story of Jesus in Luke 1-4:13 and Jesus’ ministry in Galilee in Luke 4:14-9:50. Today, we find ourselves in a new section of the book stretching from 9:51-19:44. This section
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Luke 6:46-49
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13–19 minutesLet me introduce to somebody… If you’ve purchased an adult lego set from the Swedish furniture company IKEA, you have seen this him: IKEA Man is featured prominently in all IKEA instruction manuals to tell you the right things to do and the wrong thing to do. He pictographically lets you know that carrying a
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Kids & Technology (Pt. 1) · Parenting as Gardening
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5–8 minutesParenting As Gardening Summarizing the work of psychologist, Alison Gopnick, writer and philosopher, Michael Sacasas, makes a distinction between two approaches to parenting. One approach is the “Carpenter Model,” which I prefer to think of a “Factory Model” of parenting. He writes… …parents tend to view raising children as an engineering problem in which the
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Why You Should Read Some Old Books This Year
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4–7 minutesThe acclaimed author C.S. Lewis advocated for a balanced reading diet, incorporating both old and new books. Old books offer enduring wisdom, challenge our biases, and demand deeper engagement. Participating in a 100-year reading challenge can help create a balanced reading habit. This challenge introduces a scoring system to encourage the reading of older books.…
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Swifties, Ticketmaster & the Embrace of Limitations
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6–8 minutesYou likely have heard of the great Ticketmaster fiasco last week. For the unacquainted, Ticketmaster bungled the pre-sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s first tour in 4 years, due to unprecedented traffic from millions of Swifties (the moniker of the true T-Swift fans). As of now, it turns out to be the sale as, on
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A Lot of Littles Makes A Lot
2–4 minutesOn occasion, after my wife and I have consumed way more of an unhealthy treat than two people should consume (way faster than we should consume it), I sadistically read off the nutrition label. Though it’s mostly in jest, zooming out to process that those 5 individual bowls of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
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Cal Newport, in his remarkably timely work, A World Without Email, maps out the idea the email in the modern work environment just sort of happened. There was no meeting, no memo (I guess that used to be a thing), no phone call; it just happened. Because of its simplicity and ease of use, email
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