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“God, if you love me, then why do I have zits?: When faith and life collide” Matthew 8:23-27

August 24th, 2010

23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said [...]

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masculinity in china elementary schools

August 18th, 2010

I came across a story today about a Chinese elementary school. The same problem plagues our own country. We should learn something from their example.

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from freakshow to faith in one day: John 4:43-54

August 16th, 2010

43 After the two days he departed for Galilee. 44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the [...]

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My-Minx

August 13th, 2010

Usually Fridays are reserved for book reviews, but since I haven’t had the time to blog lately due to my schedule, I decided to take a minute and alert you about a trendy new site that targets young girls.
The site is called My-Minx.  I had not heard about this site until reading the summer issue [...]

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getting what you want or getting what you need at church

August 11th, 2010

What is the main responsibility of a shepherd of a local church? In my latest post, read about a recent New York Times Article on this subject.

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From couch potato to 5K: How to be a worshiper on mission: John 4:27-42

August 10th, 2010

27 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who [...]

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from consumer to worshiper, part 2: John 4:19-26

August 2nd, 2010

19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem [...]

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You can change

July 24th, 2010

This is a guest post by Ross Bacon.
If you were to go to your local Christian bookstore today you would find dozens of books dealing with the subject of behavior change or modification.  Tim Chester is one of the most recent authors to tackle this issue.  However, he does so in a Christ-centered way in [...]

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Heaven Taken by storm

July 17th, 2010

I just posted a book review by Andy Miller

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from consumer to worshiper: John 4:11-18

July 12th, 2010

11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” 13 Jesus said to [...]

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