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January 23, 2020
A Chance Encounter, A Frustrated Newspaper Career, And UN-Learning As The Key To Wordsmithing
Many moons ago, I had a chance encounter with the late Ben Haden, a Chattanooga-based pastor with the Presbyterian Church of America who enjoyed a measure of fame with the television ministry Changed Lives. Our conversation was on the bucolic grounds of Camp-of-the-Woods in the Adirondack Mountains, where I spent a collegiate summer teaching tennis
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January 22, 2020
What Getting Stuck In The Australian Outback Taught Me About Designing A Sermon. Really!
When I was fourteen, my parents and my older brother Clayton (he is number seven out of eight, and I round it out taking the eighth place) and I spent a semester in Australia. My father was nearing the end of his career as a member of the faculty in the School of Law at
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January 21, 2020
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ways Being The Eighth Of Eight Davises Still Influences Me
A lot of you know this, but here goes: I am the eighth of eight children. No blending. All biological. All Davis, all the time. I am also quite a bit younger than the rest, as #1 was 23 when I was born and #7 was seven. He (#7) went off to college when I
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January 20, 2020
Missing Peace, Week 3 — The “The Peace Dividend” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Included some talk about PTSD; Concluded with a photo of a Scripture sign our daughter had made while in middle school; Involved the testimony of a man who had died just this past week; Landed at this bottom line: You’ll only have peace in this life when you know your place in
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January 17, 2020
Missing Peace, Week 3 — “The Peace Dividend”
I am loving the “Missing Peace” series. We had a strong start on January 5, and then Devin Tharp took the series to a whole nother level last Sunday. And then this coming Sunday, January 19, includes a section of Scripture I am eager to explore with you and a bottom line I can’t wait
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January 16, 2020
A Quick Way To Avoid Relational Pain
We’ve all had it: relational pain. Angry words. Intentional oversight. Passive aggression. Triumphant emails. Ended friendships. Whether you are naturally wired to pursue confrontation or avoid it, the end result is the same — a relationship that had been at the core of your life now removed from it. I was speaking with a friend
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January 15, 2020
One Pointed Point Or Many Dull Points?
I still remember my first one point sermon ever. It came in 2006, in a series called Freedom, in a sermon revolving around Jacob, Esau, and Joseph. And the pointed point was … drum roll please … Forgiveness is learned, so teach it well. I tell you of that sermon from days gone by because
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January 14, 2020
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five (Or Ten) Reflections On A Week In Prague
Julie and I spent the week of January 6-12 in Prague, the Czech Republic. Why would we go to Prague? In January? To visit with our son Riley and his wife Natalie in the middle of their year-long mission to that Central European country. Riley and Natalie are with Cru and have a ministry with
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January 13, 2020
Guest Blogger Devin Tharp — The “Through It All” Sermon Rewind
While the people of Good Shepherd were worshipping in spirit and truth yesterday, Julie and I were returning from a week in Prague, Czech Republic. Who goes to Prague in January? Empty nesters who are visiting their son and his wife. More on THAT tomorrow, of course, as it’s Top Five (Or Maybe More) Tuesday.
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January 10, 2020
Missing Peace, Week 2 — “Through It All” This Sunday
If you missed last week’s launch of the “Missing Peace” series, here’s the highlight video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=240... This week promises to be both relevant and helpful. It’s called “Through It All” (Not “Around It All,” not “Avoid It All,” not “Deny It All”) and it’s Sunday … 8:30, 10, 11:30 at Moss. 9, 10:30 at
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