My small group was having a discussion this week about why the writers of the New Testament had to correct so much false doctrine. But as I thought about it, the real issues is why does the church today have so much false teaching present. Looking at the early gentile believers, they didn’t grow up [...]
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Yes, we are coming home! I haven’t blogged in a few days because I needed to catch my breath. I have been reading so many books and I didn’t even blog about the last two that I read, but now I have also started preparing for my return to Sonlight on November 7th. I’ve been thinking and talking [...]
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I shouldn’t be surprised but I am. I’m just amazed that when you stick to a discipline, it can make all the difference. The first day I ran, I couldn’t even run 1/2 mile. I’m not sure I even ran five minutes before my calves locked up and if I hadn’t been a man, I [...]
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“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.” Psalm 51:12 That’s been my prayer on this sabbatical! I brought several books with me to read while I was trying to recharge and refocus my life. Actually, I brought four books, thinking I wouldn’t even have time to read [...]
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“The Blessed Life,” by Robert Morris, is an extraordinary book dealing with the heart of the giver. I have never been so excited and so challenged in the area of giving than I am right now after reading this book. He says that “being blessed” is having the supernatural power of God working through you. [...]
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Today I decided to take Deena on a nice relaxing hike through the Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee. Well, it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be! Those are some serious trails. It’s a good thing that I have been working out for a few weeks before we decided to have [...]
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I have never felt so refreshed and revived in my soul as I’m felling right now. I have been able to remove so much busy activity in my life and I have been able to focus on our Creator and maker of all things. I’m currently reading a book called, “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan, [...]
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The first few days of our sabbatical has been wonderful to experience. We arrived late Tuesday evening after an eleven hour drive to our remote home on the Tennessee River. Wednesday we went grocery shopping in nearby Dayton, (home of the Scopes trial, you might want to look that one up) and we worked out [...]
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Ever since I announced to the church that I’m going to take an eight week sabbatical, I have had so many people come up to me and say, “Hope you enjoy your vacation!” Is a sabbatical really a vacation? I mean, I’ve never taken one, I’ve never talked to anyone who has taken one, and so [...]
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It always seems like when I’m feeling down and feeling inadequate as a preacher, God always shows up. This past Sunday was a day where God showed up and moved in powerful ways in spite of feelings. Not only did we witness Chad, Carrie, Jeff, Jeffery and Lauren being baptized, but God also reached down [...]
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