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October 19, 2017
Guest Musician At Good Shepherd
During Sunday’s 11:30 worship gathering, I looked to my left and there saw this little boy, Jacob, along with his mother. Jacob had to sit on the front row because he had to be able to see the guitarists and play along with them with the axe he brought. So throughout each song, as
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October 18, 2017
When You Meet The AUTHOR Of The Book You’re Reading
I am currently leading two LifeGroups through The Rewritten Life, a short-term bible study written by Jessica LaGrone. Rev. LaGrone is the Dean Of The Chapel of Asbury Seminary (my alma mater) and has a way of writing that is simultaneously profound and approachable. We’ve been exploring some of the biblical characters who received a
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October 17, 2017
Top Five Tuesday — My #NotMyTopFive Tuesday List
The following acts will not, by executive decree, ever make an appearance on this blog’s “Top Five Tuesday.” Primarily because there is no way that I could five songs by all of them combined that I actually like. Here they are: 5. REO Speedwagon. It’s time for them to fly. 4. Journey. When a song
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October 16, 2017
Bouncebackers, Week 2 — The “Horrible Bosses” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Hinged on an obscure detail from an already-obscure story in Jeremiah 38; Continued my commitment in the Bouncebackers series to looking at characters and narratives that normally float under the biblical radar; Covered work issues that, apparently, many people struggle with; Landed at this bottom line: Why be life’s pawn when you
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October 13, 2017
Bouncebackers, Week 2 — “Horrible Bosses”
Ever had one of these? I daresay that most of us have. Whether boss, coach, teacher, pastor, or politician, almost all of us have felt at the mercy of someone in a position of authority over us. And what do you do if that authority is unpredictable or malevolent or both? How do you bounce
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October 12, 2017
Most. Perfect. Gift.
A friend from Good Shepherd gave me this on Sunday. I’m just going to leave this here and let you bask in its truth, wisdom, and beauty.
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October 11, 2017
Gideon’s Math. And His Aftermath.
Most of you who have heard of Gideon have done so because his name is on virtually every hotel room bible in the USA. But then others of you know him because of his math: he took an army of only 300 soldiers and defeated many thousands of Midiantes. That’s Gideon’s math. But do you
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October 10, 2017
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections From The “Battle Of The Sexes” Movie
I’m not really Movie Review Guy. If you frequent this space at all, you know I’m much more likely to comment on music and books than I am on film. Yet last Friday Julie and I went to see the early 70s period piece Battle Of The Sexes. (We asked for and received the Over
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October 9, 2017
Bouncebackers Launch — The “Victor Of Circumstance” Sermon Rewind
This was a message with good content and good storytelling (David, Abigail, Nabal from I Samuel 25) and a good title, but ultimately in search of a bottom line. I started out with It’s not your fault, but it is your chance. Then I moved to God adds his intervention to your initiative. I thought of
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October 6, 2017
Bouncebackers Launches Sunday — “Victor Of Circumstance”
We get knocked down. We get up again. You’re never gonna keep us down. Or so we hope. We’ve all been there – knocked down and presumably out for the count. For a lot of us the wounds are self-inflicted. For others, we’re victims. But when we’re down in spirit, in relationships, in finance, and
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