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The Performance of Blessedness
Culture

The Performance of Blessedness

One of the more revealing things about church life is how quickly people form a sense of who seems blessed.…

Rodney Burrell
The Cost of Constant Distraction
Culture

The Cost of Constant Distraction

A Life That Is Always Interrupted One of the defining features of modern life is that very few people are…

Rodney Burrell
Divorce, Repentance, and Truth in the Church
Christian Living

Divorce, Repentance, and Truth in the Church

Why Divorce Must Be Taken Seriously Divorce is one of the heavier realities the church must face because marriage is…

Rodney Burrell
Singleness and the Blind Spot of the Modern Church
Culture

Singleness and the Blind Spot of the Modern Church

Why So Many Single Believers Feel Unseen in Church Life One of the quieter weaknesses in modern church life is…

Rodney Burrell
When We Want God’s Gifts More Than God
Christian Living

When We Want God’s Gifts More Than God

The Modern Church Lives with More Than It Knows One of the more sobering realities of modern Christianity, especially in…

Rodney Burrell
What We Watch Still Matters
Christian Living

What We Watch Still Matters

What Entertainment Is Doing to Us A lot of Christians think about movies in one of two ways. Some barely…

Rodney Burrell
When the Church Ignores Bodily Stewardship
Christian Living

When the Church Ignores Bodily Stewardship

We Talk About Holiness, But Often Ignore the Body The church has always been willing to speak strongly about certain…

Rodney Burrell
Should Christians Go to Nightclubs?
Christian Living

Should Christians Go to Nightclubs?

Living in a Fallen World Does Not Mean Every Place Is the Same “Sin is everywhere.” That part is true.…

Rodney Burrell
False Teachers in the Digital Age
Culture

False Teachers in the Digital Age

A Voice and a Platform Are Not the Same as Truth One of the more dangerous realities of the modern…

Rodney Burrell
Social Media and the War for the Human Heart
Culture

Social Media and the War for the Human Heart

Why Social Media Feels So Powerful Social media has become one of the most influential forces in modern life because…

Rodney Burrell

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Poetry
Poetry

The Promenade

Rodney Burrell

Shallow grave of truth, follow me. Unknown by time, but you live inside my agonizing menagerie of unwanted wealth. Traveling…

Poetry

She runs.

Rodney Burrell

Trampled ground under her strength,she holds their hands for comfortbut not lacking control, she sees them. Consuming visions of chaos…

Poetry

Mercy

Rodney Burrell

I have fallen into my mind.Tapestries of song speak to meand my heart grows weary. They see me, but do…

Poetry

You call me

Rodney Burrell

My ears have heard a voice, butunwanted relevance persuades me.It pursues me. I have walked without my footin a solid…

Devotionals
Devotionals

When You’re Tired of Fighting Sin

Rodney Burrell
Devotionals

When the Weight of the Past Crushes our Spirit

Rodney Burrell
Prayers
Prayers

A Prayer for the Lost

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We come before You with the understanding that apart from You, all of us are blind, wandering, and…

Prayers

A Prayer for the Church

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We thank You for Your church, the body of Christ, gathered not by preference or personality, but by…

Prayers

A Prayer for Believers to Remain Strong

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, This world is heavy, distracting, and often discouraging, and there are many moments in the Christian life when…

Prayers

A Prayer for Those Experiencing Loss

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, There are seasons in life when loss settles over everything and leaves us disoriented. The world feels quieter…

Short Stories
Short Stories

The Empty Chair at Bible Study

Rodney Burrell
Short Stories

The Last Pew

Rodney Burrell

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