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Roughing It
A slightly different version was posted at a2ObservesLent.com, a Lenten devotional site I'm editing for my church. Lent originated as a time for believers to follow Christ in His wildernessRead More→My name is Dan! What’s yours?
Longtime readers, if you still exist, will no doubt expect that this post is my reintroduction after a long absence---and perhaps it should be, but I'll save that for another day. No, I've beenRead More→“Seven Stanzas at Easter”
I found this beautiful poem several months ago on Rob Marsh's blog and have been eagerly waiting for Easter to post it. As I have been reading Adrian Warnock's Raised With Christ and seen more andRead More→“Dude, what’s your problem?”
a2's men's group met this morning for the start of the spring semester. As we shared our dreams and goals for 2010, a recurring theme was calling: "I want to know what my purpose is"; "I don't wantRead More→Review: The True Saint Nicholas
Short version: worth reading, but don't give it to kids who believe in Santa. The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas is an easy and informative read. Bennett is a masterful storytellerRead More→fourth week of Advent
Purify my conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at His coming, may find in me a mansion for Himself; who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, oneRead More→
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Charis means grace, and that’s what this blog is about: grace, in all its—sometimes messy, always magnificent—manifestations. I’m Dan Butcher, and I invite you to join me in learning to lead a Christ-centered, grace-filled life. 
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