• Bible studies in the breakfast nook

    “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” – 3 John 4 (ESV) This past Wednesday as I was studying the Bible with both my sons in our breakfast nook, I experienced…

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  • How would it look to be part of a church-planting movement?

    “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” — Jesus Christ, Acts 1:8 (ESV)…

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  • Moving from selfie to healthy

    “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3 (NLT) Welcome to the “Selfie” Generation! We live in a culture that encourages us to focus on self-worth, self-improvement, and self-esteem.…

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  • Learning about racial healing and forgiveness from a Rwandan genocide survivor

    “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in…

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  • 5 reasons our church will look like the bat cave this week…

    “Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.” – Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:22b-23 (NLT) ‘But Jesus called them…

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  • From now on, call me Moses.

    “You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will name.” – Isaiah 62:2 NKJV We just returned from a ten-day tour of Israel yesterday. I’m still pretty jet-lagged, but I had to tell you one…

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  • Developing a five year strategic ministry plan

    “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.” – Habakkuk 2:2 (ESV) We’re beginning a six-month season of focused prayer and reflection on…

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  • Humbled to celebrate 38 happy years together!

    “Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.” – Ephesians 5:21 (ESV) “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? …But he gives more grace. Therefore it says,…

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  • Who is Mephibosheth?

    “So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet” (2 Samuel 9:13 NKJV). “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for…

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  • Listening speaks louder

    “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19 ESV). “Lend me your ears” (Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar). Perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give another is…

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