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God Uses Crack Heads – How I met my neighbors.
We know that God works in mysterious ways. But sometimes I think His ways are more weird than anything. You see, Shannon and I have been wanting to get to know our neighbors. And by getting to know our...
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Use S.O.A.P. – Simple tips for spending time with God.
A few months ago I listened to a lesson by Wayne Cordeiro that changed the way I spent my time in the Bible every day (you can listen to it here. The lesson was so practical but also so relevant and...
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26 Tips for Spending time with God…Hardcore Style
If you’re like me, you have trouble spending time with God (I don’t like to use the words quiet time…it makes me feel like I’m five and in a “time out”). I’ve written in the past on some tips and...
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Why is the grass always greener on the other side?
It’s kinda become a tradition of sorts now with a few friends of mine. After church on Wednesday nights, we all go to a local bar and get a drink. We talk about sports (well they do and I listen),...
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A Random Thought on Generosity
I was sitting in my office and thought I would share this quick thought. A few months ago I had the opportunity to hang out with a close friend. At one time he was a pastor for a church and had a...
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Pastor Dad: How do you pray for your kids at night?
I must say one of my favorite things to do is to pray for my boys before they go to bed every night. If you don’t pray for/with your kids every night, I would highly recommend it. I thought I would...
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Can I be content and still be unhappy?
I was having a brief conversation with Shannon this morning about an area in my life that I’m just not very happy about. I don’t find joy in it. It just really bums me out. If I had a way out of it,...
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Why do baby dedications? – 3 Reasons Why I Dedicated My Sons
While my church doesn’t believe in Infant Baptism, we do have baby dedications. This Sunday (Christmas), our church will be having baby dedications. If you aren’t familiar with baby dedications, this...
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Would You Like a Glass of Water With Your Juice? – How to survive your first...
If you’ve never fasted, it can be a pretty scary thing. It’s actually been a little while since I’ve fasted. I use to do it on a fairly regular basis. So I’m actually pretty excited. The idea...
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You’re Asking the Wrong Question – Why do we serve?
“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for...
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Three Pitfalls of Fasting
Fasting isn’t easy. But sometimes the hardest thing about fasting isn’t giving up something you love. Over the past few days, I’ve learned there are some other pitfalls that can come with fasting....
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Go Before the Throne – Three ways to pray more.
This past week, I participated a five day fast. One of the reasons for fasting is to give yourself more time to pray. So this got me thinking. Are there other simple things I could give up so I have...
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Fear and Leading in Albuquerque
Results. I’ve been driven since I was a kid. Growing up I spent most Saturdays helping my dad with projects. When summer came around, I picked up jobs mowing lawns and pulling weeds. When I turned 15,...
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Four Things a Disciple of Jesus Isn’t
Jesus calls us to be his disciples. He calls us to make disciples. Disciples and discipleship has almost become a buzz word in the Christian sub culture. But what is a disciple? Before we can...
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Being a Disciple Isn’t About What You Do
It’s not you…really. Being a disciple is not about you and it’s not about what you do. Being a disciple is all about someone else. In our case, that someone is Jesus. It’s hard to get our heads...
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