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I am not my name. I am not my face. I am not my thoughts, my feelings, or my physical body. Those are all things I have, but none of those things I am. So, who am I?

Identity is famously difficult to define. I can answer, "I am David Gregg," but do you know who I am because you know my name?… Continue

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Fairness is metallic. It is joyless. It is good only by default—only because it is not evil. It is the line that delineates what is good to do and what is not, but it is just the line—not the path. It says, "Beyond this point are higher things, better things. Beyond this point is love." Fairness is th… Continue

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I only just discovered this poem. But already it is a favorite. I believe MacDonald here is writing from his experience as a father of eleven children—four of whom preceded him in death, along with some of his earlier grandchildren. This man knew suffering. But he also knew hope.

Read, and lear… Continue

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Before reading this, I strongly encourage you to read the last post, "Cliff Notes on Galatians" (here or on my website… Continue

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What follows is an abbreviated version of Paul's open letter to the Believers in the province of Galatia. It does… Continue