When I was little one of my favorite movies was Enchanted. I have always been a sucker for a good romance story, but like everyone else what really moved me about…
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There are few things as controversial and misunderstood in Christian circles as speaking in tongues. I by no means have all the answers and I do not claim to, but…
read moreA professor of mine once said that he read everything C. S. Lewis ever wrote because he was his favorite spiritual author. I like C. S. Lewis too, but not…
read moreOne of my goals is to unleash the word of God. I think more than anything else this is my desire for my ministry – at least as I am…
read moreI have thought a lot about deconstruction. I am by no means an expert (is anyone really?), but I have been meditating on it for a few years now. I’ve…
read moreI’ve been meditating on 1 Timothy lately. I figured it was a good place for me to camp out since it’s a letter written to a young pastor and I’m…
read moreI am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first child: Ezra Neal Hicks. As I am waiting I wrote this poem reflecting on the meaning of Ezra’s name in Hebrew.…
read moreMy friend Rebekah and I were recently talking about strange and seemingly absurd art pieces. She told me about several, but the one that stuck with me the most is…
read moreMany things that are frequently said among my Pastor peers makes me uncomfortable or upset. One thing in particular has been bothering me even more lately. I think we have…
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for Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men’s faces – Gerald Manley Hopkins I…
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