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The Pope
Pope Benedict has pulled an incredible move. He has decided to step down rather than die in office. What a bold move; the first in 600 years. I am thankful for Benedict, and was very thankful for Pope John Paul II. I have sent in my application, but I doubt it gets much consideration. Otherwise, I would love to see…
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Being Prepared to Lose
I was asked yesterday about the church and influencing society and culture. When will the church be the “go to” place for a culture to come? When a society is failing and they are looking for answers, when will the church be the place they turn? Having just finished the series on Daniel and knowing the influence of Daniel and…
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Persecution
We think we have tough times (from time to time) in our own culture. But we, as believers, just don’t know what it is to lay it on the line for the gospel. This man does. And we need to pray.
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Disagreement
Why the one word titles: HERE. We are living in incredibly divisive times. I am sure we can find same periods, and worse, in history. But these current times in our culture, and then in the church culture as an extension, really have us in ideological trenches and it gets discouraging. We simply do not know how to disagree anymore. In…
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Is Christianity Close to “Extinction?”
In the Middle East, there is a story that is never told. We get caught up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and forget there are Christian brothers and sisters suffering for their beliefs. This story sheds some light on what these brothers and sisters face day in and day out. What I find disappointing is this comes out of England rather…
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Pastoral Appreciation Art
Our staff had custom carved pumpkins for Pastor Appreciation Day! What a great gift!
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Hobo Funerals
We live next door to hobos. Literally. She has been hobo queen a couple of times. He has been hobo king a couple of times. When we first moved into our house, we hosted a hobo cookout in our backyard. The hobo queen is also a caregiver. They have live in foster care adults. One of those adults died a…
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Why Truly Pastoring Is Vital, and Why You Need to Belong to MY Church
New statistics are out. We LOVE statistics. And our survey says… Fewer people are going to church and more people are not “affiliating” with a religion. Shocking. We can wring our hands and declare the loss of the culture or the backslidden state of the Church… OR, we could equip the people we have to live as light in the…
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