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God Speaks In a Dream: Kyle Woods' Story
By Dean Lusk I spoke with my 19-year-old friend Kyle Woods a few days after a life-or-death surgery to correct a dangerous condition several months ago. When he told me the circumstances surrounding the perfect success… -
Good Deeds, Righteousness, or Alms?
By Dean Lusk A few days ago I talked about the differences in a few English Bible translations. Not the standard kind of "thee" versus "you" differences, and not the bigger, deep theological sorts of differences. Someth… -
Book Review: Faith and Other Flat Tires
By Dean Lusk I've had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Andrea Palpant Dilley: Faith and Other Flat Tires: Searching for God on the Rough Road of Doubt. There was no pressure to give the book either a glo… -
Good Deeds and Contradictions
By Dean Lusk When reading or studying the Bible there is danger in grabbing a verse here and a verse there to support a desired conclusion. There's also danger in getting one's primary (or only) dose of Scripture and te… -
Scribbles in a Notebook
By Dean Lusk This morning I found a notebook of mine with a few scribbles in it. I believe they were notes from a youth workers' meeting several years ago when I was on staff at Wall Highway. Some quotes are apparent… -
When Necessary, Use Money
By Dean Lusk I think I'd better clarify some things about yesterday's post, "Would Jesus Contribute?" It may sound like I'm opining that Christians should be giving more money to organizations or efforts that I consider… -
To Whom Would Jesus Donate?
By Dean Lusk I read an article at Yahoo! News today. In it President Obama was painted as being concerned that his campaign for re-election might be outspent by Mitt Romney's. The president noted, "And if things continu… -
Dry Bones: Life in the Spiritual Desert
By Dean Lusk I woke up this morning and from the time I was conscious I had the first few lines of Gungor's song "Dry Bones" in my head: My soul cries out; My soul cries out for You. These bones cry out; These dry… -
Where's Jesus?
By Dean Lusk I'm surprised and feel a little silly that I never caught the connection between these passages before. Notice the phrases I've emphasized. Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me, because m… -
What Does "Do Not" Prove?
By Dean Lusk "Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions." (Jesus in Matthew 7:20, NLT) "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have…
About deanlusk
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- From: deanlusk
- Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- About Me: Former worship pastor, now meeting and living in an "organic church" setting after a two-year journey through the Word, comparing it to the system I'd been a part of my whole life. I'm a musician and a very disorganized deep-thinker.
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