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Chris Brundage
Chris Brundage is an associate pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Adrian, Michigan. He blogs at As the Deer, part of the CCblogs network.
How I found faith
When I was four years old, our family moved to southern Nevada. I grew up in the desert. I walked through the desert each day to get to school....
Jesus knows a secret
Fifteen years ago Mike Turner was hiking in the Wyoming wilderness. He came across a field of boulders next to a lake. He was jumping from boulder to boulder when one moved....
Three names for God
In Vacation Bible School you don’t simply tell Bible stories, you inhabit them. This is the greatest share of the work, creating visual spaces where children can experience a Bible story....
God is not my father
Midway through Sunday worship, I realized my sermon didn’t fit with Father’s Day. I had a Father’s Day prayer to use during the pastoral prayer, but it felt perfunctory to read the words....
In the midst of weakness
I am weak in him. This week I mailed a few dozen invitations to a meeting about a mission trip, a trip few people are interested in. I wonder if the trip will need to be canceled. I am a disciple who has fished all night and caught little.
A Bible without numbers
Since I am curious about new versions of the Bible, I picked up a copy of The Books of the Bible, an edition without section headings or chapter and verse divisions....
A new name for God
I have a new name for God, at least new to me. The old three-letter word "God" is worn out. Words only last so long before they need to be retired for a season....
A new temple
After Solomon built the Temple, or rather, after his laborers built it, he stood and offered a prayer for its dedication. In his prayer, he admitted that the Temple, for all its human splendor, could not contain or limit God.
The right cane
My job often has me walking down hospital hallways. Today it was at St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti where a parishioner is recovering from pneumonia. Last week he slept as I sat i...
The absence of God
The Bible affirms God’s presence. “My presence will go with you,
and I will give you rest.” (Ex. 33:14) The Bible also names God Deus Absconditus,
the Hidden God (Is. 45:15). We hold both in tension.
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