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Provoke wonder this Easter

IF you invite people to consider Jesus, they won’t be disappointed. Confused? Perhaps. Doubtful? Often. But not disappointed. He’s too amazing for that. A vast majority of people will respond to your invitation to attend church with you on Easter.…

Apr 19, 2014
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Let It Goat

And this is just what we all needed… HT: Vanessa

Apr 17, 2014
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The road from Ironto

A side road back to Blacksburg is just what I needed to gather my thoughts, be reminded of my need for trust above clarity.

Apr 16, 2014
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Review: Deep & Wide, Part 2

Part 2 of the review of Andy Stanley's book "Deep & Wide.." We must learn to think deeply again. We've become like the "Modern Family" sitcom in our ecclesiology - adrift and in reaction mode to what's happening around us. We have no strategy and act like we have no mission. We're simply in our church living rooms spouting off one-liners and have become the slapstick of society. Our youth and college students struggle to apply (or even know) scriptural principles to living and decisions.

Apr 11, 2014
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Jesus, humble? How?

The humility Jesus demonstrated is stunning and instructive.

Apr 10, 2014
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Jesus, a shrewd Messiah

From John Eldredge in Beautiful Outlaw: “Oh how hard it is to rescue the human heart, to dislodge it from it’s chosen means of survival without toppling it into resignation, despair or defensiveness. Jesus won’t take the shortcut of a…

Apr 9, 2014
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Nuff said: Noah and Tim Tebow, Repenters, Driscoll’s apology, Let it go-please, abortion speech, Urkaine, and help for those who don’t want to raise their hands in worship

In this "nuff said" entry, read about: Noah and Tim Tebow, Repenters, Driscoll's apology, Let it go-please, abortion speech, Urkaine, and help for those who don't want to raise their hands in worship.

Preview: Jesus is a Beautiful Outlaw

A quick look at John Eldredge's book "Beautiful Outlaw.." Eldredge helps us rediscover Jesus as a very real person. Yes, He is fully God, and yes, He is fully man, but as a mysterious both, God the Creator did not cast off His infinite personality to become a flannel board, neutered get-well card of a deity.

Mar 27, 2014
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Rabbit coats

It all started last week when my cousin created a Facebook event page for his mom’s (my aunt Imie) 80th birthday celebration. The big shindig happened this past Sunday in Hamburg, Arkansas, at the Ashley County Museum. It was one…

Mar 17, 2014
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