F-16

September 14, 2007

Northwest of our home in Aurora, Colorado, is Buckley Air Force Base. From the runways at Buckley, the Air Force launches F-16 fighter planes on a regular basis. Frequently their departure route takes them right through the air space over my home, at least that’s what I assume. Typically, when I hear the powerful blast […]

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At All Cost

September 7, 2007

Terry and Marion Jones were lost. Their story splashed across the pages of the Denver Post and over the radio airwaves this week. The couple had started a routine camping adventure in the Rocky Mountain National Park, but a wrong turn had incrementally taken them to a location that provided nothing but dead ends. For […]

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Selah

August 17, 2007

Selah. This Hebrew word appears seventy times in the book of Psalms, and although there is some debate about the precise meaning, it’s universally agreed that the term applies the musical construct of this poetic masterpiece. It’s believed that it invites an interlude or pause in the midst of the honest dialog. For instance: You […]

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Expose the Flaws

August 10, 2007

The verdict hasn’t been completely established at this point, but it seems that some combination of weight and weakness proved lethal in downtown Minneapolis. The bridge over the Mississippi River fractured when a point of failure and vulnerability was exposed. Undoubtedly it will take months to determine the exact cause, but each day more speculation […]

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The Ultimate Exchange

August 3, 2007

Wednesday was towel exchange day at Crooked Creek camp in Frasier, Colorado. 425 campers were encouraged to meet at the center circle of camp and trade the towel and wash cloth that they had been using for three days, for clean, dry and neatly folded replacements. As high school students meandered out of their various […]

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Jesus the Artist

July 27, 2007

What was Jesus like? What terms or characteristics capture His essence? My journey through the four gospels has ushered in a fresh perspective and a growing appreciation for the breadth of character and skill. Yes, Jesus is holy, just, forgiving, powerful, loving, compassionate, faithful, true, majestic, righteous, but He is and was amazingly creative. Would “creative” have been […]

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To Save the Lost

July 20, 2007

The Friday Fragment that I wrote last week relayed an encounter that I had on a flight to Chicago sitting next to a four-year-old girl by the name of Zion. I described her in the following terms: “She was disarming, bold, unafraid, and sweet.” So you’ll understand the complete recoil I did when I boarded […]

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Zion

July 13, 2007

This morning I was on a very early Southwest flight out of Denver, and fortunately, I was in the “A” line for seat selection. This is critical to ensure an appropriate aisle seat with adequate overhead bin space. A small group of “Pre-Boards” had filed into the Boeing 737 and it was now my turn […]

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Life’s Sunset

July 6, 2007

I’ve had a perfect view of the fabulous Colorado sunsets over the past couple of weeks. They’ve been breathtaking and dramatic. As darkness creeps across the landscape, the remaining sunshine leverages the evening conditions to explode color through the evening sky. The mountains of the Front Range become an etched silhouette against the backdrop of […]

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Shameless

June 29, 2007

She had lived with the shame. She had spent all she had. She had consulted every expert she could, and now she was broke and broken. Answerless. Rejected. For 12 incredible years. She knew the pointed and specific words of Leviticus 15:25 that declared that “all of the days that she bleeds, she shall be […]

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