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Summer Lovin’

While it is sad to see summer leave us, I do look forward to the start-up of many of our ministries that we put on hold throughout the summer. With the start-up comes a fresh bit of excitement and energy that I just love. I hope you are planning on taking advantage of some of...

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Brimming With Anticipation

I have to admit that even though I hate to see summer draw to a close, I’m looking forward to what lies ahead in the very near future.  What is it, you ask?  The crisp fall air?  The beautiful, changing colors of the leaves?  Cider and fresh doughnuts at the orchard?  Yes, all those things...

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Said Qui-gon To Anakin …

Yesterday, at 3:30pm – I got a disturbing call from my wife, Kim:  “Honey, there’s water coming through the basement ceiling tiles!”  Seriously?  I had my day planned and my evening dedicated to other non-crisis type, sort of relaxing, “I need some alone time” type stuff.  And now THIS?  8 hours later and 2 trips...

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True Freedom

All across our nation this past week, we celebrated “Independence Day”.  This year was the first year I got to celebrate with my son.  We did our “usual” 4th of July weekend activities by going up north, hanging out by the pool, spending time with friends and family, eating TONS of food, and watching fireworks. ...

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I’m Concerned

As a pastor attempting to do the work of the ministry in the world today, there are a lot of things that concern me. Some of these concerns are stronger than others. Some keep me awake at night. Some force me to my knees in prayer. Some concerns that I at one time thought were...

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Jesus’ Prayer List

In Luke 22, they don’t know it, but the disciples are with Jesus for a final meal.  In less than 24 hours, Jesus will be dead and their world rocked to the core.  Jesus knew that in a few hours, Peter would deny knowing Him – not just once, but 3 times!  Then, he said...

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Maximize

I just recently finished reading a book entitled Maximize, which was written to help pastors and church leaders deal with the taboo subject of money within the church. It was a very challenging read for me personally, as within the first few pages I came across the following quote, “It is impossible to become a fully developed...

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Practice What You Preach – Jesus Style!

Having just come through the Easter season, I was reminded once again about the unexpected actions of Jesus of Nazareth.  His unpredictable and unanticipated actions often left His followers and His enemies picking up their jaws from the dusty floor! 

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If God Is So Loving Then…

On my last day off, my wife and I were enjoying some coffee, tea, and bagels at our “usual” place– along with some time conversing with one another. During the course of our conversation my wife brought up a question that was discussed during her women’s Bible study at the church. That question being the...

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Overflowing With Gratefulness

My family just recently returned from an unbelievable vacation in Florida.  What made it so unbelievable (and I still have trouble wrapping my brain around) is that this trip was provided for us by some of our relatives.  It’s difficult to comprehend, with how excited I was to go on this trip, that it was...