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Running With the Dead

December 24, 2019March 24, 2020 B.J. Maxwell1 & 2 Thessalonians, Biblical Meditations, Ezekiel, Isaiah, John, Revelation

Mom and Dad’s headstone was still the same. As were my memories. The tears were new, though. Amy read a sweet reflection on death as an answer to Christ’s prayer in John 17. The grave is an altar of incense. A fresh grave was dug nearby. I pray that family is comforted by Jesus. In the distance a family released balloons. I pray they will see their child soon. And […]

Confessions of a Smooth Talker

June 22, 2018 B.J. MaxwellBiblical Meditations, Christian Life, Hebrews, Isaiah, Matthew

You recognize smooth talk when you hear it. Sometimes it’s too late, though, after you’ve set your heart on what you’ve heard. By then you’ve likely given away something you never thought you would. Smooth talk is a grifter. Thievery’s chiseled but sinister cousin. Always cutting the corner as he pickpockets his way out of town. He was good. Too good. He said just enough but never quite enough. He […]