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Confessing Sexual Sin (Psalm 51)

Where do you confess your sexual sins? David confessed his in the best-selling book of all time. I probably wouldn't want to do that.  (In case you weren't…
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Horshack’s Zeal (Psalm 119:48)

I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes (Psalm 119:48). "Ooh-ooh-ooooh, Mr. Kotter, Mr. Kotter."   When I…
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Der missverstandene Gott? (A Review)

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? If you do, check out Julia Weisenberger's review of Der missverstandene Gott? (more familiar to English speakers as God Behaving Badly) which just appeared on…
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Sheep Out to Eat? (Psalm 23, Part 3)

My son Nathan has a good memory.  Lately, he has delighted to display this ability by spouting a monologue from Hamlet at unsuspecting members of our family.  He…
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MLK and the death of King David’s son

Google comes through again.  How could anyone prefer Bing, when Google is so much cooler. How have you celebrated MLK day?  I went to work because I don't get…
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Exploring ‘God Behaving Badly’

The headline story on Associated Baptist Press on Friday focused on God Behaving Badly, where I was interviewed by Jeff Brumley about the book and my sermon at…
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Dave’s speaking again

Back in October I canceled 5 speaking engagements due to my health problems (damaged vocal chords, serious reflux, sleeplessness, panic attacks, weight loss--25 pounds).  Since those cancelations, I…
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It’s good to be afflicted…

My dad called yesterday.  He was clearly excited.  He left a message at my office then called me at home.  He was reading through the biography of Dietrich…
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The Most Overused Psalm (Psalm 23)

I have a confession.  When someone quotes an overly familiar biblical passage, I groan, “Not again.” A while ago, I posted three blogs about the overuse of Jeremiah…
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