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July 9, 2010

Things I’m Grateful For

The concept of gratitude has been on my mind all week. It might be in part because one of the three angel-card words sitting on my desk right now is gratitude (along with “trust” and “purification”). But it is more than that. I have come to...

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July 8, 2010

Is Servant Leadership an Oxymoron?

Are you in a leadership position? Do you administer a ministry in your church? Do you manage a group of employees for your job? Do you have kids that you are called to lead and train? If you think about it, most people are in...

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July 6, 2010

The Great Commission

It is called the Great Commission. It is considered the duty of all Christians as it was commanded by Jesus to His disciples and all who follow Him. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus told His disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in...

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July 3, 2010

Freedom in Christ

Tomorrow is the 4th of July, which for those of us in the United States is Independence Day. It is a day we celebrate our freedom by spending time with family and friends eating good food and watching fireworks. The freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution...

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July 2, 2010

What Is the Communion of Saints?

I belong to a relatively new congregation that was formed last January and is working on clarifying what we believe as a congregation. Ensuring that all who become voting members of our church believe the pure Gospel as we understand it is important to us...

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June 25, 2010

Thanks for the Donut, Steve

Normally I don’t like to post long items that are written by someone else, especially if I don’t have information on who wrote it. But today I read the following story on my cousin’s Facebook page and I liked the way it illustrated what Christ...

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June 22, 2010

Paul’s Thorn

I was reading a blog this morning by a pastor who both suffers from mental illness and ministers to other believers who struggle with the reality of their wounds. He shared a great story from a play by Brennan Manning. In the play there is...

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