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Bruce Jenner's Missing Piece

6/27/2015

Bruce Jenner had a problem: He didn’t feel like he belonged. He felt like something was missing. After a number of years of searching for the missing piece, he came to the conclusion that it was because he was born a man, but at heart, he feels like a woman.

So Bruce made the decision to become Caitlyn.

I don’t need to resay everything that the tabloids have said about the complexity of that “transformation,” but I want to highlight something here: that missing piece.

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The Gifts My Father Gave Me

6/20/2015

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The first person to hold me was my father. On a cloudy winter day, he caught a slippery newborn despite the buzzing of every nerve, and as he held the tiny body, he realized that it was true: He was a father. His life would change from that moment forward.

Knowing my father, he had a moment of panic. Dear God, how am I worthy? You have given me a soul, and I have the power to influence it for good or evil. Everything I do from this moment on will model manhood and Christianity to this girl. Teach me. Teach me how to be a father.

I never realized until a few years ago just what an astonishing man my father is. Many men would be intimidated by having a daughter, but my father jumped in with both feet. Looking back now, I realize that he gave me so many gifts. These are just a few:

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Could God's will require me to suffer?

6/13/2015

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There’s an obscure story in the Bible that I believe demonstrates a shocking truth about God: If He tells you to do something, there is no guarantee that it will turn out well for you.

The story with an uncomfortable implication

Let’s pick up the story in Judges 20. The children of Israel have just discovered some shocking immorality and violence in the tribe of Benjamin. When Benjamin goes to war against the other tribes in order to defend and protect the evil-doers, the children of Israel ask God: “Which of us shall go up first to battle Benjamin?” God answers, “Judah first.”

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A Child's Praise

6/6/2015

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Trying to get eight preschoolers to calm down enough to sit for a snack was going to take some creativity. At that moment, I had a brilliant insight.

“Guys! If you want to eat snack, we have to pray first!”

(O blessed seven seconds of silence while we thank God for our food!)

They settled into their chairs noisily and one girl raised her hand.

“Yes? What is it?”

She looked at me innocently. “I wanna pray!”

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Bruce Jenner's Missing Piece

The Gifts My Father Gave Me

Could God's will require me to suffer?

The story with an uncomfortable implication

A Child's Praise

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