Ride Or Die
Yesterday, I got to pick up my 12-year old daughter from school. I get to do this a lot, but yesterday was different because I got to...
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Mike
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Commit and Pray
One of the best parts about my role as Connections Pastor is leading Celebrate Recovery. When we set out to launch this 5 years ago...
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Mike
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
Snooze
Everything was ready to go the night before. Clothes were picked out, lunchboxes were ready, coffee was in the pot waiting to be turned...
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jack
- Aug 9, 2022
- 5 min
Interruption or Opportunity?
“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy...
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Mike
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
4-Square
Last night, our daughter asked us to go outside and play a "friendly" game of Four Square. Maybe you remember this game: each person...
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Mike
- Mar 1, 2022
- 3 min
So Long
Goodbyes can be hard, and when you are saying goodbye to someone you reallllllly love they can be extremely hard. Tomorrow, my in-laws...
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jack
- Feb 25, 2022
- 5 min
You Don't Need Any More Faith
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you
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Mike
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Listen Up
"I now pronounce you Husband and Wife..." I don't know about you, but I've been to lots of weddings. I have attended them, been in the...
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jack
- Aug 28, 2021
- 5 min
The Problem With Hypocrisy - I Mean This Sincerely
“Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disci
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jack
- Aug 7, 2021
- 5 min
Why Jesus Doesn't 'Work' For Most People
“We see a lot of new faces around here” began the conversation with a concerned church member. “But so many of them don’t stay.” He was...
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Patricia Emery
- Aug 5, 2021
- 6 min
How to Love the Kid You Hate (Did I say That Out Loud?)
"Be careful with your words. Once they’re said, they can only be forgiven not forgotten." - Carl Sandberg. This is one topic that made me...
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Mike
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Ready. Set. Go!
If you know anything about the Olympics, you're probably like me and are in awe of what those athletes are able to accomplish. When you...
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jack
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Religion Ruins Us
"One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him...
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Patricia Emery
- Jul 22, 2021
- 7 min
Living In a Dying World - My Take On It
"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." I Timothy 1:15 When I was 13 I began attending a Baptist...
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Mike
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Surprise, Surprise
How many of you love surprises?!? I'll wait a minute to count all of those I see, even the ones in the back of the room...
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jack
- Jun 25, 2021
- 5 min
The Bible Is Not Enough
The bright, red words-“Bible Classes for All Ages” scrolled across the digital sign of a church I drove past. I wondered if the minivan mom
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jack
- Jun 19, 2021
- 5 min
Jesus and Your Pigs
In the movie Forest Gump, Lieutenant Dan is full of disdain for all the men in his veteran's group who constantly speak of "Finding Jesus".
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Mike
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Un-Intentional Foul
I'm not a big NBA fan...honestly, I really can't stand it. I think NBA basketball is five games of 1-on-1 basketball and there isn't...
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jack
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
When Jesus Goes to Meddlin'
I was born in December and carried to church in a Christmas stocking. I have endured a lot of sermons. Preaching is a challenge...
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