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A 3-Point Plan for Being a Good Christian
1. Walk 30 minutes a day. No kidding. And this is a minimum dose. What? You thought the spiritual life wasn’t going to involve your body? Did you forget that God chose to become human in a body? I’ve never met a spiritual mature person who wasn’t paying attention to how they treated their body. Continue reading
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Theology: A Definition
I want to start by making something absolutely clear: My objection to way theology is currently done is in no way a reflection of my feeling about being utterly dependent on God. What I am trying to do with these posts is to help us see that we can be fully modern people who think Continue reading
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The problem with verbal shortcuts
I have a problem. My brian moves fairly quickly when I argue, and I don’t want to sacrifice any ground gained by slowing down to explain something. I want to get in, take my pot shots, and get out as the victor. In those moments, I use shortcut phrases to make my point. The thing Continue reading
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What my dog taught me about prayer
Growing up as a young fundagelical Christian, there were two words that stressed me out like no other: Quiet Time. “Quiet Time,” as defined by the evangelical sub-culture, is 20-30 minutes a day (preferably in the morning) where we are encouraged to practice our devotion to God through the studying of the Bible and expressive Continue reading
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You Should Know About Scary Pockets’ Cover of “Free Fallin’”
If I had to pick, I’d say David Gray and Missy Higgins are my favorite musical artists. But the thing that haunts me in my giant musical nerdom is I never saw Tom Petty in concert before he died. His music is in my soul in a way no other artist is, and I can’t Continue reading
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The Problem with Nostalgia
The problem with nostalgia is it’s lack of honesty. Whether positive or negative, we selectively remember times gone by. You keep reliving that glorious season from Senior Year? Spending a lot of time wistfully thinking about “the one who got away”? When we pick and choose what to remember and pine after, we short change Continue reading
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Theology is Art? Are you serious?
Saying that when we talk about God we are making Art is absurd, I know. The idea of “Art” raises a lot of complicated thoughts and emotions in us, not to mention trying to apply this idea to how we talk about God. So I think it’s worth pausing here to acknowledge that, and to Continue reading
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We all fail.
I have a few people in my life right now who are in their early to mid-20s. God bless these people. I simply want to take them in my arms and hug them and tell them to chill out cause it’s all gonna be okay. That’s patronizing and I can’t do that, but I wish Continue reading
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Is the Holy Spirit a “she”? A “he”? A BIRD?!
This summer at Westminster, we are spending time in worship talking about the Holy Spirit. It’s been great, so far. We’re currently in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit, but we spent June learning some basics about this third person of the Trinity. We learned of how God the Holy Spirit comforts us, Continue reading
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You Should Know About Shoresy
You would expect that I like Ted Lasso. For a variety of reasons, that show appealed to me. It was about a Kansas City guy, it was “feel-good,” it dealt with real themes that real people dealt with (mental illness, family upbringing, empowerment of all people). It was “wholesome” on every level. Shoresy is not. Continue reading
About Me
My name is Landon Whitsitt. I live in Oklahoma City. I have a wife, four kids, and two dogs.
I’m a pastor and a speaker. I’m a writer and a thinker. I’m a photographer and musician.
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