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June 13, 2016
The “Making Sure Your Tongue Doesn’t Tie You Up” Sermon Rewind
I’m not going to lie. I liked yesterday’s message a lot. I liked the set up for the sermon — a song by Don Henley & Trish Yearwood called Words Can Break Your Heart. Don and Trisha weren’t with us in person, mind you, but their roles were filled more than capably by Chris Macedo Read the full article...
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June 10, 2016
Preventology, Week 5 — “Making Sure Your Tongue Doesn’t Tie You Up”
Anyone ever gotten in trouble because of something you said? Yeah, me too. That’s why I think this week’s Preventology message is one of the most important in the series. The book of Proverbs, our guide to preventing crises rather than managing them, has a lot to say about why we shouldn’t say a lot. Read the full article...
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June 9, 2016
#TBT — Some Famous 32s
Through the years, there have been some high profile athletes sporting #32 on their jersey. First there was Jim Brown: Then, OJ. You know, before: My favorite football 32 was not so well known . . . unless you grew up in Dallas and loved the Cowboys: In basketball, there was Bill Read the full article...
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June 8, 2016
When A Church Has Horsepower
Do you remember those scenes in old Western movies in which a stagecoach raced across the American plain? While we are grateful for the modern system of interstate highways, nevertheless, the stagecoach’s image is one of romance, energy, and alignment. All those beauty and speed capture in all those animals — and they were Read the full article...
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June 7, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Elements Of A Good Wedding Ceremony
Maybe it’s because my own 32nd anniversary is coming up on Thursday. Maybe it’s because I have a spate of weddings over the next few months. Maybe it’s because that spate includes that of my own son & his fiance. But I’ve been thinking about what makes a good wedding ceremony recently. What celebrates the Read the full article...
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June 6, 2016
The “How To Prevent The Coming Economic Collapse” Sermon Rewind
I had a few things I wanted to accomplish with Week 4 of Preventology: Let people know that no national economic collapse happens without a lot of individual collapses preceding it; Let them know that they are not victims of forces beyond their control; Let them know that by taking measures to live by biblical Read the full article...
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June 3, 2016
Preventology, Week 4 — How To Avoid The COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
So is this what our future looks like? Is it inevitable? Will it be impact everyone? Or . . . will it be Donald’s fault? Hillary’s? Or the Libertarian candidate’s? Or is there a completely different way to approach money, resources, and national crises? I think there is. And I can’t wait to share Read the full article...
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June 2, 2016
Bring The Shout Back
If you Google the words “Shouting Methodist,” you’ll discover that the phrase is not an oxymoron. Instead, you’ll read these words in the first article: One name commonly applied to early nineteenth century Methodists was “shouting Methodists” – a name Methodists were glad to accept and make their own. What was meant by the term, Read the full article...
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June 1, 2016
Hey World: I’m Religious, NOT Spiritual
Few sayings strike more fear into or evoke more apologies out of 21st Century evangelicals than the ubiquitous: I’m spiritual, not religious. We hear it from skeptical family members, from tweed-jacketed professors, from latte-slurping millennials, and we fall all over ourselves to agree, to affirm, and to identify. In fact, on more than one occasion, Read the full article...
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May 31, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Observations From Rolling Stone’s “Ultimate Eagles’ Guide” Special Edition
With the death earlier this year of Eagles’ co-founder Glenn Frey, Rolling Stone magazine just released a Special Edition, Ultimate Guide about the band. The cover promised two pieces that I simply couldn’t pass up: 1) Don Henley on the making of every album and 2) Their 40 Greatest Songs. As you might suspect, I Read the full article...
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