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Truly Prophetic Super Bowl Prediction
Joel Watts has a post that is just simply…um… Okay… I just have NO WORDS for this!
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Ronald Reagan is the president I best remember growing up. I can vaguely remember Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. I was in junior high when Reagan was elected and followed his presidency the closest. I can remember where I was when I heard the news that he had been shot. I remember those incredible words: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear…
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Taught by the Spirit — Cultivating an Ear for the Spirit
I am preaching through 1 Corinthians currently. Paul talks about being taught by the Spirit in Chapter 2. As I meditated on these verses I began to ask, “How have I learned from the Spirit? What has taught me to hear?” 1. The Word I always beat this drum. We hear best from the Word. My desire is to be…
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The Split Personality of Pastoring
I have to make a confession. While I dearly love my friends in ministry, going to a ministers retreat has challenges. It is the challenge of fighting the thought, “I’m not doing enough.” There are a LOT of things I could dive into on that one thought, but I want to leave it there. Others who go to these things…
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Super Sunday
Evangelism paradigms shift from time to time. I admit I am far more relational in my approach to evangelism than event driven. In my circles, it’s almost crazy. We’re so driven by numbers and “big days.” This article by Mark Galli is refreshing to me. Aggravating to others, I’m sure, but refreshing to me. This quote is powerful: Second, we…
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Refreshed by His Presence
Being refreshed by the Spirit comes several ways for me. I am refreshed by the Word. I LOVE reading, studying, and praying through the Word of God. It lifts my prayer life and calls me higher. I am also refreshed by incredible friends. Our time at the Ministers Retreat was refreshing because of great conversations with long-time friends. I am…
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The Joy of Hearing God
These past few days my wife and I attended our district’s ministers retreat. We had not been able to attend in several years and it was so enjoyable to be back. The event is marked by great preaching and a lot of time to spend with dear friends. This year was marked by the opportunity to pull aside and just…
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Knowing Christ and Him Crucified
“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Cor. 2:2, TNIV)
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Bush, Clinton, World News
I just finished Decision Points by George W. Bush. I am also working my way through The Clinton Tapes by Taylor Branch. Liberals who despise Bush won’t take the time to read his book, and are grinding their teeth that I even mention his name. Conservatives who despise Clinton are doing the same. That is why I read both, actually.…
