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Andrew Comiskey

5 days ago3 min read

Advent 3: Happy Heat

A friend of mine in a hard relationship approached me, cast down. As he looked up, I saw moist eyes and from them, a small stream (in the...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 82 min read

Advent 2: Lush Life

Weird reunion. Annette’s older ‘gay’-identified brother John, unraveling in San Francisco, needed family. His friends had died or given...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 52 min read

Get Real (Answers to Dysphoria)

The US Supreme Court just finished oral arguments concerning Tennessee’s statewide ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 13 min read

Advent 1: Don’t Grasp, Rest

I was stressed out anyway, but the new book by theologians Richard and Christopher Hayes (father and son) on homosexuality set me off (...

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Annette Comiskey

Nov 213 min read

Aliens in America: Day 39

Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). Andy has described our family as bombastic; I prefer...

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Katie Comiskey

Nov 194 min read

Aliens in America: Day 37

Bloody Aliens ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). The bloviating (think ‘blow hard’) of this election season––across...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 184 min read

Aliens in America: Day 36

Redemption>Republican ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). One fallacy from this election season? All conservative...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 153 min read

Aliens in America: Day 33

Make Your World Holy ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). Holiness cannot be legislated; it can only be advanced through...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 133 min read

Aliens in America: Day 31

Wholly Holy ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). This political season has inspired my passion to be a clean vessel,...

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Dean Greer

Nov 123 min read

Aliens in America: Day 30

Discerning the Narrow Way ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). An election is over, the dust is settling, and most of...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 114 min read

Aliens in America: Day 29

Rebuilding Trust ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). Trust in public life is at an all-time low. The grand...

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Abigail Foard

Nov 93 min read

Aliens in America: Day 27

Bridging the Divide ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). Elections are always polarizing. Still, I...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 62 min read

Aliens in America: Day 24

Seek Jesus First ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17). Today I am seeking first the Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33). Please...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 303 min read

Aliens in America: Day 17

Empathic Aliens ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17) God allows us to experience alienation so we can love aliens of all...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 293 min read

Aliens in America: Day 16

Compassion for the Alien ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17) ‘Migrants are among the first victims of multiple forms of...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 253 min read

Aliens in America: Day 12

Trumping Abortion ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17) I am grateful for Trump’s Supreme Court appointments (if only...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 233 min read

Aliens in America: Day 10

Bad Faith ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17) The law of love—written in our hearts—invites us continuously: will I live...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 213 min read

Aliens in America: Day 8

Law of the Heart ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17) A group of psychologists didn’t agree with my premise that same-sex...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 183 min read

Aliens in America: Day 5

Mercy for People, Not Presidents 'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17) ‘No one will win this election, ultimately. No one...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 173 min read

Aliens in America: Day 4

Water from the Rock 'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17) It is hard to be a Christian in this season: challenged by a...

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