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Give us this day
“Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11 KJV). Jesus taught us to pray to God saying, “Give.” Seems a little bold though, doesn’t it? I mean, shouldn’t we say please first or something? But no, Jesus teaches us…
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Thy vote be done
“By my power kings govern, and rulers make laws that are fair. Every honest leader rules with help from me” (Proverbs 8:15-16 CEV). We voted and we have our new president elect. Regardless of how we voted, as Christians our duty…
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I rendered unto Caesar today
“And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s” (Luke 20:25 KJV). I rendered, I mean, I voted today. The lines weren’t that long at the local…
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Taking the church to the streets
“Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find” (Matthew 22:9 NIV). We took the church to the streets this past weekend in Wilson! We participated in Wilson’s 4th Annual Whirlygig Festival where more than 22,000…
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Inviting the Kingdom to come
“Thy Kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10 KJV). “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the…
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College roomates and gospel partners
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that…
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Orange aprons and the metrics of success
I spent over a decade working in the corporate world before becoming a pastor, so I still like to stay informed. I recently read an article in Fortune magazine entitled, “Home Depot’s Total Rehab” that I found facinating. The article’s…
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Together at Catalyst
Robin and I are in Atlanta this week with several WCC members at the Catalyst Conference. The theme this year is “Together.” We’ve certainly experienced a lot of togetherness these last two days. There was the 7 hour road trip,…
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WCC’s first CD almost complete
We just finished our final touches on the studio recording for our first worship CD. My son, Stephen, has done a fantastic job as the producer on this project. He has spent 2 to 3 nights a week for the…
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Tattoos, tribes and true community
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 (NIV) What makes a true community? People use the word community to describe all sorts of social groups. But…