A tale of two missions
“Please don’t notice me! Please don’t notice me! Please don’t notice me!” you fervently pray from your pew when John walks into the church sanctuary. John is […]
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Nov
2012
Blog Tag
Christianity
01
Nov
2012
You’ll be uber cool using this phrase …
I know you’ve heard it. It’s the latest darling phrase among the trendy that’s being peppered into our “leader speak.” When a leader wants to emphasize effort […]
26
Oct
2012
A bride crossing the street …
Last week I sat at a coffee shop in the downtown square of McKinney, Texas while a mechanic searched for ways to take money from me. After […]
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Oct
2012
Standing on the premises …
There is a key reason people today continue to fall to sin that is rarely ever talked about in churches. What is it? We continue to allow […]
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Oct
2012
If you think that is beautiful, check this out …
There’s beauty in the desert. No, I’m not crazy, there really is a great deal of beauty in the desert. When I first moved to Arizona as […]
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Oct
2012
A God of expectation …
No expectations, no rules, no requirements, just love, and grace, and bliss! That is exactly how many describe what “the truth” is about being a follower of […]
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Oct
2012
He’s just like his father …
It was a decade ago, when the Texas Rangers were making a run to get to the World Series, that I listened to a local radio personality […]
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Oct
2012
Saint or sinner?
Whether taking an exam at school or applying for a job, you’ve likely at some time been exposed to some old school psychological testing … “Waves are […]
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Sep
2012
How to remove guilt from your sinful choices …
It was my first meeting with the couple seated on the couch in my office. They were not members of the local church where I served, but […]
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Sep
2012
Are you marking time, or at peace?
Psychologist William Marston once interviewed 3,000 people, asking each person this question: “What have you to live for?” Ninety-four percent of those interviewed stated they were enduring […]