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Magnificent Story Chapter 5: Goodness
October 21st, 2025
When you think of yourself and our world, does "very good" come to mind? Or does something else come to mind first? The gospel is a story of goodness -- of reclaiming and uncovering the goodness that... Read More
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Beauty is the Secret Sauce
October 16th, 2025
“Beauty will save the world.” This is a quote from the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky in his story The Idiot.What he didn’t mean was that superficial beauty that is only visible to the eyes will s... Read More
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Magnificent Story Chapter 4: Beauty
October 13th, 2025
"If your salvation does not include living with God (right now) in beauty, truth, and goodness, it's going to be a very dry haul..."This is a quote from philosopher Dallas Willard in chapter 4 of The ... Read More
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Magnificent Story chapter 3
October 8th, 2025
What makes Christianity distinct is which God we worship. We worship not just an undefined idea or image of God (and yes, we all have an image of God in our minds). What makes Christianity distinct is... Read More
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Shrunken Stories
October 2nd, 2025
Type your new text here. “Be about the work of building my kingdom.” Said Jesus never. I’m serious. Go check. I’ll wait.... While I’m waiting, let me draw attention to what Jesus said to Peter: “You ... Read More
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Mag Story Chapter 2
September 29th, 2025
There are versions of the story of the gospel that are not beautiful, good, or true. Even if they are "Biblical." Interesting thought, isn't it? Don't you want to know what versions of the story these... Read More
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Transcending Truth
September 25th, 2025
I played a lot of baseball growing up. I have many memories of games won and lost, practicing and playing under great coaches, and fun times with teammates. In my fading memory, there is one game in p... Read More
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Magnificent Story Chapter 1
September 22nd, 2025
What role do beauty, goodness, and truth play in your life? Is the story that shapes your life just "truth"? Does the "truth" that makes sense of reality also reflect beauty and goodness? When you thi... Read More
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Welcome to the book
September 21st, 2025
Welcome to The Magnificent Story book! Here are a few ways to get the most out of the book together.......... Read More
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Video: Wanting what's beautiful, good, and true
September 21st, 2025
Type your new text here. Does your life reflect a story that is beautiful, good, and true? Or does it leave you frazzled, empty, and seeking? Even as Christians, we can tell ourselves a narrative abou... Read More
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Mementos of the Beautiful, Good, and True Story
September 17th, 2025
In 2000, I watched this relatively obscure movie titled Memento. I recall not being able to stop thinking about it for several days. The movie is about the life of a man named Leonard who suffered an ... Read More
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Learning Jesus' Ways (and unlearning the ways we've known)
September 11th, 2025
As we journey through life, we are stretched through grief, suffering, and tragedy; we experience joys and wonders that we know we did nothing to earn; we live with our own failure, hypocrisy, and wea... Read More
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