Unfair. This word passed through my mind as I was lying on the floor next to Caden’s crib at 4am. Thirty minutes ago, I had tried to get up and leave, but my ankle cracked and woke him up, and he started crying again. So…
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The “Last Times” And Gratitude – To My Mother
During the mother-son dance at my wedding, my mother had an intense look of sadness in her eyes. She had choreographed the waltz herself, and we had practiced for months leading up to the wedding. But as we danced, she was missing steps, so I…
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Inspiration For The Blog Name
The name “The Proper Context” is not me claiming to have it or know it, but actually more as an admission of the opposite. I’ve sat through enough sermons now to know that every time a pastor gets to a confusing or controversial passage, they’ll…
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Is It OK For Believers To Debate?
I recently had a conversation with a friend where we discussed a Christian’s involvement in politics and what it would look like to be Christ-like in that context. He suggested that a particular politician’s conduct did not lead to confidence in that politician’s own claim…
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Does The Bible Condone Slavery
“Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling.” This is a quote taken directly from the bible. Kind of. I did mix the NIV and ESV translations. Verses like this have been used in the name of God to justify atrocities, with this being…
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Analysis of the Frog in the Well
There is a well-known fable about a frog that spent its entire life in a well, believing the sky was only as big as the opening. One day, a turtle visited the frog and told it about the vastness of the world, from the oceans…