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Hidden Heroes, Week 7 — The Sugar Momma Hero
November 21, 2014 1

Yes!  They exist! Not just Sugar Daddies, but Sugar Mamas as well. I’ve never eaten them (how could I, with all those Nutrageouses?) But Sugar Daddies and Sugar Mamas are more than just candy.  They are providers, patrons, benefactors. And there’s one hidden in the pages of Scripture whom we are going to locate and Read the full article…

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Wouldn’t You Really Like To Know?
November 20, 2014 0

The authors of the bible use incredible restraint. In contrast to our modern culture’s tendency towards too much information, the scriptural writers were masters of understatement. Perhaps that’s because the process of writing was both expensive and painful in ancient times.  Maybe it’s because the people of antiquity didn’t devote as much energy to emotional Read the full article…

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Presidential And Pastoral Dangers
November 19, 2014 0

As you can tell from looking at the “Books I Like” column to the right, I recently read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt & The Home Front In World War II. The book fascinates on many levels, but most especially in its portrayal of the deeply loving yet painfully awkward Read the full article…

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How Something I Never Thought Would Happen Happened
November 18, 2014 1

That’s me, signing a contract with Abingdon Press to publish a book of mine to be called Head Scratchers. Huh? I’m sort of scratching my head at all this myself. Here’s the backstory.  For a couple of years, I have had several people in my life telling me that some of the sermon series at Read the full article…

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Pros & Cons Of A Sunday Away
November 17, 2014 0

I was away from Charlotte from early Thursday morning until Sunday after church. Which meant, of course, a Sunday away from the people and the pulpit (except it’s really a table, but table wouldn’t alliterate with “people”) of Good Shepherd. So here are some pros and cons of missing yesterday’s worship gathering: ProsThe people of Read the full article…

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