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The Hope: Seeing the Light of Day
Recently I saw a picture in which someone referred to our “brutiful” world. I love that word. It says perfectly what I think about this place we Christians call our temporary home. We sometimes tend to think that the world is worse than it’s ever been. But it’s not. It’s always been brutal and lovely at the very Continue reading
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Praying for My Husband: From Head to Toe
MY PERSON One of Lauren’s friends recently shared how she prays for her husband. It gave me great direction in how to cover Brent “from head to toe” in prayer. The bible instructs us that “while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present Continue reading
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Worship: A Life Song
We are in the process of calling a full-time “Worship/Music Pastor” at our church. The journey has been loooong … and sometimes discouraging. Having been in ministry leadership for 30+ years, I have come to believe that the role of “director of music” (Psalms 18, 109, 139 and others) in the local church may just Continue reading
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The Holy Spirit: He is FOR Us
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes Continue reading
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The Church: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Church has been a place of imperfect Christians since its beginning … because people make up a church, and people are imperfect. Although it had a powerful start, the Church had persecution from without and problems from within almost from the get-go. Devotion (Acts 2:42) to the right things doesn’t ensure that there will Continue reading
Unchained Melodye 