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What is Fasting?
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What is Fasting?

For more than 30 years, I’ve incorporated fasting as an integral part of my spiritual formation. One day per week, one week per month, and one month per year, I abstain from things that I would otherwise enjoy. Additionally, I fast sometimes for… Read On
Published February 21, 2023
Pastor Profile: Luke Embree
Impact + Profiles

Pastor Profile: Luke Embree

Hitchhiking across the United States at 18, Luke posed a question to the Creator of the universe. He had been about to head West on Route 50 — the highway slicing America’s midsection — when he’d been struck by the majesty of the Appalachian… Read On
Published June 7, 2019
Hold the Desserts: A Lenten Reflection
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Hold the Desserts: A Lenten Reflection

46 days. 1,104 hours. 66,240 minutes. 397,4400 seconds. This is how long I am fasting from desserts and sweets. The fast began on Wednesday — Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is observed in many Christian traditions over the course of… Read On
Published March 7, 2019
Hope for a Relationship with a Sex Addict
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Hope for a Relationship with a Sex Addict

Just this week, a couple of Christian guys told me about being found out while “watching porn.” The reason I heard about it was not that they felt bad about doing it. But because they got an email the next day saying that they had been filmed… Read On
Published January 25, 2019
How Porn Helped My Church Mature
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How Porn Helped My Church Mature

Not far from my elementary school, my friend unfolded the pages of a magazine. For the first time, my eyes gazed Playboy. Shortly afterward, the internet gained popularity. And before I even understood the concept of addiction, I developed an… Read On
Published May 21, 2018
A Good Friday Journey into Shadows
Culture & Perspectives

A Good Friday Journey into Shadows

I remember a particularly disastrous piano recital from my teenage years. Since my toddler brother was sick, my parents had sent me off to the recital early with the promise that one of them would try to attend. As I waited for the program to begin… Read On
Published March 29, 2018
Awareness: Our Key to Welcoming Diversity into Our Congregations
Culture & Perspectives

Awareness: Our Key to Welcoming Diversity into Our Congregations

“I think it is one of the tragedies of our nation, one of the shameful tragedies, that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours, if not the most segregated hour, in Christian America. I definitely think the Christian… Read On
Published February 7, 2018
Five False Narratives Driving Your Decisions — And How to Defy Them
Culture & Perspectives + Impact

Five False Narratives Driving Your Decisions — And How to Defy Them

The other day I asked my six-year-old daughter what I assumed was a simple question — “Where do you want to go get ice cream?” There are two great options in town, and I wanted to let her make the final decision. Instead of the enthusiastic… Read On
Published December 10, 2017
When Your Soul Needs a Break
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When Your Soul Needs a Break

Jobs end. Move to a new home … not to mention a new city. Start new jobs. Begin forming a new church. Discover you’re going to be parents. Hear the words: You lost the baby. Finish graduate school. Discover you’re going to be parents …… Read On
Published August 4, 2017

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