Church
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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<– 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. Read more
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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… Read more
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We are on a short vacation in Pensacola, FL with some great friends and our oldest son and daughter-in-law. When away from my church I love other church traditions. What a joy to be at a very old Episcopal Church on Holy Trinity Sunday. The liturgy was beautiful and the surroundings were gorgeous. The focus… Read more
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The need of the Church is not some cleansing to make sure we have some very strict doctrinal stance memorized perfectly. Doctrine is important. Teaching is vital. Memorizing something to sound absolutely correct and then demanding that precision accuracy of everyone else is not healthy. The need of the Church is not beating our one… Read more
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