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- Rounding 3rd
A few years ago I was on the church softball team. Being a church league for adults it was mostly filled with people who used to be able to play well, but time and a few extra pounds had lowered their skill level down a lot lower than their imaginations thought they were. In other [...]
- The Double Edged Sword of Awe
We are all born with a desire for religious experience. God made us this way. Each of us has had experiences in which the only description of our emotions is awe. These are intimate moments between you and God, a person, or a even location or event. While God intended for this awe to [...]
- The greatest small group night ever
I’ve done small groups in one form or another most of the last 15 years. I’ve been in high school, college, and adult small groups. I’ve lead middle school, high school, college, and adult small groups. I’ve always wanted a small group that gelled and did awesome things… and I could never make it happen [...]
- 3 Things I Don’t Want to Hear From a Pastor…. EVER!
Now that I’m a regular Joe sitting in the pew on Sunday morning, I’ve gotten a chance to discover some things that are awkward for the audience to hear. In short, I don’t think pastors should say these things… EVER!
Talk about your sex life. How gross is it to hear any 40 something year old [...]
- Reigning in Christmas
This was the 3rd year where Kristen and I really controlled Christmas instead of Christmas controlling us. We’ve always had a desire to keep Christmas in it’s rightful place. It seems like it is finally sinking in and becoming a habit.
The good news is that anyone can control Christmas!
Practically, we are celebrating another Christmas paying [...]
- The Personal Preference Sin
I’d like to talk to some people about a rabid sin running rampant and unchecked throughout the American Evangelical church. Maybe if you’re reading this today I’m meant to talk to you. This is, I believe, one of Satan’s most powerful devices for separating our people. And yet, this sin runs so deep and is [...]
- The Lord’s Prayer, a paraphrase
This has been my prayer for the last several days. I can’t get it out of my head.
You are our Father, reigning from above
You define Holy.
Bring Your Kingdom here.
You are doing Your will here and through out the universe.
Feed us today with the only thing that really sustains us.
Forgive us for what we’ve done wrong.
Please [...]
- The injustice of grace
Have you ever thought about what Jesus did and thought, “eh?“ I’ve been having this thought lately and I just can’t shake it:
It’s a complete injustice that I experience grace.
First of all, I need to be clear what I mean by grace since there are several definitions for this word… even the Bible uses it [...]
- Finding culture from within four walls
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the culture we live in as well as how we discover the culture we live in. Some of it comes from observation, some of it we naturally pick up without noticing it, but a lot of our culture comes from outside.
Think about the cultural things you pick up [...]
- The home stretch
Megan has about three weeks left of school. Like a lot of other kids in school, she can only think about the finish line. How many days until she is done with first grade, gets a vacation, and enters second grade? Right now that is all those thoughts dominate her mind.
We are using this time, [...]
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