Apr
19
God desires our thanksgiving and praise, much as a father desires it from his children. God demands our thanksgiving and praise, because to offer it to anyone else would be giving credit where it isn’t due. God deserves our thanksgiving and praise, because all good things really do come from Him. But though He desires …
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Apr
14
Our current sermon series is called “Running on Empty”. We have been recommending the book “Refuel” by Doug Fields to those that want to dig deeper into the subject of refueling lives that are running on empty. I just ran across a great quote from this book today that I wanted to share with you: …
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Apr
13
Pride. No not a pride of lions. Pride can be defined as “delight or elation arising from some act, possession or relationship”. We can be proud of what we do, what we have or the relationships we maintain. Pride can be tremendously harmful. The harmful kind of pride comes from the world: Do not love …
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Apr
12
Recently, I’ve been craving Skyline chili. When my wife was pregnant, she craved KFC mashed potatoes. For a while, I was craving Wendy’s bacon-blue burgers. And I always, always crave Mountain Dew! White Castle even got creative enough to make a “crave case” which holds 30 sliders…perfect to satisfy a craving for sliders. The definition …
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Apr
08
I just finished a very good, very short book by Andy Stanley called “Making Vision Stick”. It very succinctly discusses how to create and cast a vision that will stick with people in way that will influence hearts, motives and actions. I would highly recommend this book for just about anyone, including: leaders of any …
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