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Thankful For My Dad

Had a chance to spend some time this past weekend celebrating my Dad.  His birthday was Monday and I am so thankful for him!  I often ponder the many lessons he has taught me, continues to teach me and the influence he has made on my life.  I would like to share a few of...

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My Time in New York

I'm sitting in the airport waiting for a flight. I'm on my way to New York to attend the funeral of my youth pastor, Bud Hall.  He died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, April 14. He was only 51.  He leaves behind a wife, three married children (two sons and a daughter), a daughter...

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That’s A Wrap!

No, I'm not talking about the amazing Taco Bell "Crunch-Wrap"! No, the curtain has come down, so to speak, on this year’s Easter Musical.  I have to say that “Your Great Name” will go down as one of my favorite musicals (the choir reminds me that I say this every year!).  It was truly a...

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Vacation Time

You have probably received many bulk e-mails, as I have.  I don’t usually even read them, knowing that they weren’t really sent exclusively to me.  I have read a few, and I’d like to share one that came to my inbox several years ago. The e-mail was entitled “The Top Signs Your Pastor Needs a...

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Living with Intentionality

I still haven’t totally come to grips with this, but our oldest daughter, Ashlyn, will be graduating from high school this year.  I have to admit this is one area of my life where I choose to live in denial.  Seems like just yesterday that Melanie was calling to let me know she had a...

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My first year as an upward basketball coach

With my team in the center of the court, we all extend our hands into the center of the huddle.  Leading my team in our pre-game chant I shout, “Do your…” “BEST!” they reply. “Never…” “QUIT!” They shout even louder. “Have…” “FUN!” “Go…” “WILD!” The boys scream our team name and are ready to take...

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My Easter Musical … uhh … Beard!

How many Easter Musicals have you attended?  Which ones stick out in your mind and why?  Some of you probably can’t remember me without a beard.  But, did you know that it was a part that I played in an Easter musical back in the mid-90’s that required me to grow a beard?  I played...

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No Contact No Impact

I hope that you have been both challenged and encouraged by our present series of messages. I realize that in issuing the challenge to step up and make contact with those who are far from God, as well as with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, so that the church might have the impact that...

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Choices

I hope you had a chance to attend last week’s Coffee House Café.  If not, I would like to share with you one of the many messages that I was challenged with.  The fact that life is made up of a series of choices, many made daily without thought, which will affect us forever.  I...

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Eclipsing The Son

At about 1pm on Tuesday, May 10, 1994, a group of pastors and secretaries stood just outside the NE doors of our church building.  All were staring up into the sky.  All were wearing some really cool looking gold colored mylar sunglasses.    All were humoring a very excited astronomically-geeked music pastor (me!).