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    Lord, Lord

    Any word can become tired and eroded of meaning with overuse, but I think “Lord” in evangelical culture is one of the more lamentable cases.   “Praise the Lord.”   “Oh, Lord.”  “Lord, please….”   We throw his title around very casually, don’t we?    It’s become a virtual nickname for Jesus Christ, but I suspect we’ve forgotten what we proclaim when we use it.   I was wrestling in prayer through some stubborn circumstances recently, trying for the umpteenth time to persuade “the Lord” to change them already.   Mid-plea, his words in Luke 6:46 came sharply to mind:   “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ and do…

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    Fool’s Gold

    Sometimes believing God is more painful than not.  Praying for something consistently with no felt response can really smart, can’t it?  This is especially true if you’re someone who believes that God does things on the pavement of this life, not just in the next and not just in the spiritual realm.  Enter me.  I have seen God move in mighty ways and don’t believe material miracles have ceased.  What I believe and regularly experience, however, are at odds.  You see, I inhabit a body that is largely a nuisance and my prayers for physical healing have thus far been turned down.  If I saw Christ in the flesh, I…