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I’m a pastor, leader, and communicator. I speak to various ages and groups on applying biblical truths to your life in practical ways. My blog is focused on biblical perspectives on life and the church. My joy is in my God, my wife, four kids, and my amazing friends.
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
THE LONG WALK HOME
I like to pretend that I’m athletic in some sense. I love to play basketball, I love to compete, and I attempt to make exercise part of my routine. I have a friend that is an athlete. I like to … Continue reading
AN EASTER STORY
I watched from a distance. I had listened to Rabbis before, but he was different. Rumors had been swirling about, following this man, a carpenter–from Nazareth. Regardless, I had to see for myself. Maybe there was something different. Maybe he … Continue reading
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GIVING LEADERSHIP AWAY
One of the greatest things we can do as leaders is to replicate ourselves in others. This is definitely a value of discipleship–pushing others to look more and more like Christ, but it’s also a value of leadership development. One … Continue reading
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AMONG GRASSHOPPERS
Do you ever look at something, and it just makes you feel small? Shaquille O’neal is a big man. A really, really big man. He’s listed as 7’1’’ and 325 pounds. He’s got about 14 inches and over 100 pounds … Continue reading
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THE LOST RING
About a year and a half into our marriage, I did the unthinkable. I lost Mandy’s ring. Not just any ring, but THE ring–her wedding ring. I’ll get back to that in a minute. In a series of stories that … Continue reading
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SO WHAT EXACTLY IS BIBLICAL COMMUNITY? PT 2
Following my last post, I thought I would continue this theme of community. Recently, I was speaking on a passage from Philippians about unity: Philippians 1:27b Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my … Continue reading
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SO WHAT EXACTLY IS BIBLICAL COMMUNITY?
Our church staff has been digging into a huge topic for us as we develop biblical community in our growing local body. The topic– what is biblical community? It’s great for us to talk about it, and we all desire … Continue reading
PAYING THE PRICE
Everything that’s worth anything will cost something. It’s so true. We really want things in life to come to us easily. We want things to be handed to us. We have dreams and ambitions, but usually we would rather someone … Continue reading
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LIFE’S STRAIGHT EDGE
I was recently installing a door in my basement. If you’ve never installed a door, let me just teach you a key lesson– you really want to get it right the first time. You don’t want a crooked frame, you … Continue reading
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A TWO FOR ONE DEAL!
Back in August of 2009, Sam called me up to let me know he was planting a church. “That’s great, Sam! Good luck with that!” “Yeah, I want you to be a part of it. I want you to do … Continue reading
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