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The Gospel for Single Mothers
Joan is one of the many impoverished urbanites I know. As a single mother, she and her five kids have tried to get through life on her paycheck, whatever governmental assistance they can find, and the charity of others. After she had burned through the charity of her closest friends and family members, she decided…
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Jesus and Rumors of Scandal
When a known woman broke into a house where Jesus was, she began to wash his feet with her tears and hair, much to the dissatisfaction of the religious leaders among him. Jesus would likely face rumors in this moment, but he instead admired and appreciated the woman and lifted her up. How do we…
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Lady Wisdom and Jesus
In the Old Testament, there’s a character named Lady Wisdom. Who is she? How do the New Testament writers connect her to Jesus? And why does it matter to us?
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Good Tree, Good Fruit
In this message Jamin takes a look at the fruit the Holy Spirit produces in us and talks about discernment.
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A Different Pizza People
I was just spent time with the most delightfully annoyed people. Little Caesar’s tiny lobby was overpacked and everyone’s orders were crazy behind. Yet everyone cracked jokes and laughed and talked about how nice it was to be stuck with non-angry people. When I left, the drive thru was wrapped around the building, which blocked…
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New Ambient Album: All Things Were Made Through Him
Need some ambient music for prayer, worship, reading, or for some church event? My new album has ya covered. There are four tracks and each is an hour so you can do what you need to do without interruption. Thanks for listening!
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New Album: Fossores Liturgical Dinners, Vol 1.
Every month I go to the Fossores Chapter House here in Jackson, MI, which is a place every pastor should visit. It’s always a great, refreshing time where you learn a lot, eat a lot, and build up great relationships with other ministry leaders. On the final night, some of my instrumental music is played…
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Interview on the Para Podcast
God’s love is justice. God’s love is extravagant. God’s love is pacifistic. God’s love is Jesus. These are just a few themes I got into with my friend, Pastor James Haldane, on the Para Podcast. I actually thoroughly enjoyed where this conversation went—especially on such a simple theme that can often be stated too simply.…
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Three New Singles
I’ve got three new singles out this week! I believe Descend is the best lyrics I’ve penned to date. Cherry Blossom Winter is a chill little string instrumental. And Curvature Fields is a chill little piano instrumental, which at the moment is live on Apple Music, but not Spotify yet. It should pop up tonight…
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The Expansion of Heaven
The modern evangelical view of the cosmos is a fairly simplistic one: all of the earth is going to burn away while Christians go to a spiritual place called Heaven.1 However, this view does not match the wider picture of the Bible. To see the full portrait, all we need to do is look at…
