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LIVE DEAD SCRIPTURE
Through the fall I will be preaching through a series called “LIVE DEAD.” Live Dead is a call to missions in our movement, but I also believe it is a call our church needs to hear as well. As we move through the fall, these are the texts we will reflect on and the dates I will be preaching: Sept.…
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A new “Live Dead” challenge
In our denomination, one of the most exciting movements I have seen being raised right now is the “Live Dead” movement. It is a radical commitment to reaching the unreached in some of the hardest places in the world. Something we are not very good at as American Christians is “living dead.” We are a saturated culture when it comes…
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I guess I don’t pay too much attention to where I live
Actually, I pay a LOT of attention to where I live. I love where I live and I want to love the people right where I live. This is what is kind of disappointing when it comes to church leaders/pastors. I was talking to a leader new to town and he had been warned off an area near my church…
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ALS ice bucket challenge
I took the ALS ice bucket challenge today. What I had planned as 5 pounds of ice in a good sized bucket morphed into about 15 pounds of ice water in a huge tub. I am looking for names on that one… ALS has the nickname “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” after the great baseball player cut down by the disease in…
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You bunch of Sabbath breakers!
John 5 gives us the story of the lame man healed at the Pool of Bethesda. The real problem the Jewish leadership had was… horrors! … Jesus healed on the SABBATH. They were so concerned about Sabbath breaking they missed the larger point of actually helping someone. Each of us, regardless of our theological leanings, have this temptation in us. We cut…
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Westboro
I went to church with my parents in Kansas on Sunday. The ironic thing… more like MORONIC thing… is their church was picketed by Westboro Baptist Church of all things. I thought I heard wrong, but it was true. It is beyond me how that much hate resides in people to the point that on a Sunday morning, when one…
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An ancient city CLEANSED of Christians
This news is chilling. This is the choice believers in Mosul faced: The Iraqi city of Mosul that was quickly taken by ISIS terrorists is now free of Christians for the first time in history, after they were given a warning to either convert, pay the al-Jizya tax that non-Muslims pay to live under their rule, or “face the sword.”…
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Our Silence is Deafening
It is amazing how much the news is consumed with conflicts in the Middle East when it comes to Jews/Muslims or even Muslims/Muslims, but when it comes to Christians… The tragedy of Mosul is finally getting some coverage. More and more Christians are showing some solidarity (finally) by showing the Arabic sign for “Nazarene” on their profile pics. It’s honestly…
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#WeAreN
<– Our social media logo now includes the Arabic letter ن (n), used by ISIS to mark Christian homes in Iraq. #WeAreN — Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) July 23, 2014 Christianity Today steps up to demonstrate a show of solidarity with Christians being forced out of Mosul. HERE is more of the story.
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Eat at Yafa
When we find ways as a church to connect well with our community, it charges me up. Last night was one of those times. Our community puts on a big parade every year to celebrate the city and it’s always well attended. Our church usually puts on some event to join in the celebration. Over the years we’ve tied to…
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