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2024-05-01T17:56:29-04:00

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K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid

Last updated on: May 1, 2024 at 5:56 pm By David Weiss

Have you heard of the K.I.S.S. Method? It’s and acronym for Keep it Simple Stupid. In my last column, I wrote about the simple truth and how sometimes I think we overcomplicate the Word of God. Part of that post was inspired by a book. I never got around to talking about the book. Let’s change that today. Thanks Jon Acuff I was listening to Jon Acuff’s Podcast, All It Takes Is a Goal. He was talking about how he... Read more

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2024-04-30T21:37:37-04:00

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The Simple Truth of God’s Word

Last updated on: April 30, 2024 at 9:37 pm By David Weiss

What if we’re overcomplicating it? What if God’s Word is really a simple truth? I Can Remember It Like It Was Yesterday… though it was long ago. I was alone on a literal mountain top and I was crushed. I was looking out over a valley in which some of the great spiritual moments of my life had happened, but as I looked down, I was weeping. I felt like my ministry was completely misunderstood by the church I was... Read more

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2024-04-20T10:53:39-04:00

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Do We Need the Bells and Whistles?

Last updated on: April 20, 2024 at 10:53 am By David Weiss

I know this is a weird position for me to take as some would consider my ministry a bells and whistles ministry, (though, of course I do not) but I do sometimes wonder do we need the bells and whistles? What Brought This On? There was a well publicized spat that happened at a recent men’s conference at James River Church. One of the forms of entertainment they had a the conference, featuring a shirtless male performer doing a routine... Read more

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2024-04-10T21:41:40-04:00

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The Pursuit of Excellence? Are We Doing This Right?

Last updated on: April 10, 2024 at 9:41 pm By David Weiss

I try not to be one of those people who gets triggered, but I have to admit I got triggered the other day, and I was triggered by a weird word. The word was excellence. Oh excellence is a fine word with many fine applications, but when I hear it in connection to the church and especially arts in the church, I cringe and I have to fight against the urge to be triggered. If this sounds absolutely ridiculous to... Read more

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2024-04-02T23:43:23-04:00

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I Just Have to Do One More Thing… Busyness and Distraction

Last updated on: April 2, 2024 at 11:43 pm By David Weiss

My wife swears she’s going to carve it on my tombstone. “I just have to do one more thing.” I guess she’s heard it a few too many times, but in truth it is how I feel. Have you been there? I have so many things I want to do, likely more than I can accomplish in this one life I have to live or at least that’s how it feels sometimes. How about you? The busyness makes me overwhelmed,... Read more

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2024-03-31T01:08:47-04:00

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Jesus is Risen! The Importance of Easter

Last updated on: March 31, 2024 at 1:08 am By David Weiss

In the church we talk a lot about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and rightfully so. The perfect Son of God laid down His life to save sinners like you and me. It’s the most significant death in history—the death of the most important person every to live. Think about what that really means. If Jesus died for our sins, then the most important person ever to live, laid down His life because you were worth... Read more

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2025-04-17T09:59:51-04:00

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Maundy Thursday and Lent: What the Last Supper Means to You

Last updated on: April 17, 2025 at 9:59 am By David Weiss

In my most recent article, I looked at the beginnings of this Passover celebration we Christians call The Last Supper. Jesus washed His disciples feet, and in the process showed them “the full extent of His love.” He demonstrated servant leadership for us all and promised that now that we know these things we will be blessed if we do them. That was just the beginning. It is a mistake to look at this event, we call The Last Supper... Read more

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2024-03-22T05:02:16-04:00

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Maundy Thursday: Jesus Illustrates Lent, Love and Leadership

Last updated on: March 22, 2024 at 5:02 am By David Weiss

In this season leading up to Easter, we often speak of Palm Sunday, Good Friday and of course Easter Sunday, but what about Maundy Thursday? That Thursday was absolutely crucial in the ministry of Jesus, and it was on that day that Jesus gave us not one but two amazing illustrations—illustrations as clear and vibrant as any work of art. Let’s start with the basics… What is Maundy Thursday? First and most obviously, it was the last full day of... Read more

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2024-03-19T19:56:59-04:00

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The Subjectivity of Art

Last updated on: March 19, 2024 at 7:56 pm By David Weiss

They say that art is subjective and it is absolutely true. I had a great experience yesterday afternoon. I had the opportunity to be a part of a story time at an elementary school near Philadelphia. I did a presentation on creativity and making art for an amazing group of first through fifth graders and it was wonderful. The students were great. The staff was wonderful, and I was grateful for the opportunity to serve. I used a speed painting... Read more

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2024-03-17T05:54:33-04:00

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Jesus the Master Storyteller, The Purpose in the Parables

Last updated on: March 17, 2024 at 5:54 am By David Weiss

It should surprise no one, to hear that Jesus is immensely creative. In John 1:3 (ESV), we read, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ” In other words every natural thing we see in the world is the result of His handiwork. Every beautiful thing is the work of His hands. As an artist and a writer, I have become increasingly impressed by the pictures we see Him paint with words—especially... Read more

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