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Apr 10, 20234 min read
After Easter
Years ago, I was pastoring a church in another state and we came to Florida for a vacation after Easter. In fact, we left right after...
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Feb 9, 20234 min read
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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Dec 6, 20224 min read
Ok, I cried a lot!
Even though they are connected with other, Townhouses, by definition, are homes that "have 2 or 3 levels that are attached to another...
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Aug 9, 20225 min read
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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Apr 28, 20225 min read
The F Word
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you...
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Feb 25, 20225 min read
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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Nov 2, 20213 min read
Big, Big House
It happens every year at this time, so I shouldn't be surprised...but I always am. Every year, our daughter has a birthday on 11/4, and...
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Oct 29, 20215 min read
The Blueprints for Everything
Some say that trials build character. Maybe. But I think this is more accurate. Trials reveal character. Especially as I continue to walk...
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Aug 28, 20215 min read
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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Aug 7, 20215 min read
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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Aug 6, 20213 min read
Choosing Correctly!
(December 12, 2019) Yesterday, my wife went out-of-town, which means I was in charge of getting our 9-year old to gymnastics practice...
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Jul 23, 20215 min read
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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Jul 7, 20213 min read
O-BOLD-ient
We had just finished our meal when suddenly I looked up and Hallie (my 21 year-old stepdaughter) was gone. I looked all around and finally
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Jul 3, 20215 min read
Hearing God
“Why is it that when we talk to God it is called prayer but when God talks to us it is called schizophrenia?” (Lily Tomlin) I grew up...
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Jun 29, 20213 min read
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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Jun 19, 20215 min read
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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Jun 9, 20215 min read
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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