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Dec 27, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in the superpower of being able to see Christ in others
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....
Dec 9, 202420 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning that Jesus gives us authority over life's scorpions
Lilly Goyah, 22, a senior at the College of St. Benedict, just outside of St. Cloud, Minn., is building ANP Streaming, what could become...
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Finding Faith ... in celebrating three years of Holy Spirit-led awesomeness!
By The Rev. Devlyn Brooks Given the spirit of the season, might I interest you in casting a fairly non-controversial vote? … A vote for...
Jun 26, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in our new faith-based show called "An Evening of Faith"
In less than two weeks, my dear friend Todd Holdman and I will complete a dream that I’ve had for quite some time. Todd, a gifted...
Jun 15, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in a humane coming-of-age story in an evangelical church
Clever, insightful and wildly entertaining. … That’s how I would describe “Hell is a World Without You” by longtime sportswriter and...
May 21, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in putting our phones down to live in the moment
Maybe it’s time we just put the phones down, you know, just once in a while? … Just for a little bit? What do you think, Faith Family?...
May 11, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in a thoughtful gift, building my entrepreneurial chops
Shelley and I love the band Needtobreathe, a band we call “The Best Unknown Band in America.” No seriously, that’s no joke on our part;...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in the call to be better stewards of God's "Garden of Eden"
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....
Mar 26, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning to detect the lies used to separate us from God
Chances are that somewhere along your faith journey, someone has filled you with some bad information. Whether that be a foundational...
Mar 11, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in what I thought was going to be a baseball movie
This weekend I got tricked into watching a movie that I thought was a baseball movie, but actually was more of a faith movie with a side...
Mar 6, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in the most curious circumstances where to see the Spirit
If you look carefully, you can see the Holy Spirit show up in the most curious of circumstances! If you're not a science-fiction movie...
Feb 25, 20246 min read
Finding Faith ... in a pair of nesting bald eagles in Big Bear Valley, Calif.
Over the past three weeks I've found myself oddly, but pleasantly, obsessed with the health and welfare of a pair of nesting bald eagles...
Feb 20, 20246 min read
Finding Faith ... in establishing a better practice of expressing my gratitude
Take your pick: There is overwhelming evidence in the scriptures and in science that tell us about the vital benefits of consciously...
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in God drawing straight with crooked lines
I now work for a software company. Yup, you heard that right. After 30 years in the newspaper industry, the firm I founded six years ago...
Jan 31, 20246 min read
Finding Faith ... in building a virtual but dedicated faith community here
I wonder what it would like if we were to undertake an experiment right here in this digital community we're calling "Finding Faith In,"...
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in being featured on a faith podcast talking about ... faith
If you've ever had a burning desire to listen to me wax on poetically about how it is that I became a pastor, how it feels to keep one...
Jan 17, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning to love a "Living Lutheran's" website as well
It seems that no corner of our faith life, nor our ministries, is safe from adaptation, which rationally we Lutherans should see as a...
Jan 13, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning not to make deals with the devil
This may be controversial for a Generation Xer to admit, but I've never been a big Ralph Macchio fan. Frankly, I've found his acting to...
Dec 31, 20235 min read
Finding Faith ... in a tattooed, truth talkin' rapper turned country artist
Jelly Roll is about as atypical country music superstar as you can imagine. Forget the cowboy hats, boots and western twang. Jelly Roll,...
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Finding Faith ... in the joy that the NFL's 'Tommy Cutlets' brings to our lives
"But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) Undoubtedly,...
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