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Proudness
May 16, 2011 7

Julie and I spent the latter part of last week in Nashville, Tennessee to celebrate our daughter Taylor’s graduation from Vanderbilt University. Taylor earned a degree as an English & History major as well as Communications Studies minor. She did it all with an excellent GPA and the kind of maturity that never caused us Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
The Unlikeliest Tweet
May 13, 2011 0

So we’ve had the rudest tweet. And then the first tweet. This Sunday, it’s time for the unlikeliest tweet. To what kind of person does Jesus beckon, “Come, follow me”?Surely someone who’s got it all figured out, right? Or at least someone with a good reputation in the community; someone who will “add value” to Read the full article…

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Grace
Grace Does More Than Save
May 11, 2011 0

I typically think of Grace (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense) as that which saves us. We don’t deserve to spend eternity in heaven, but because of grace, God sees Jesus when he looks at us instead of seeing our sin, and welcomes us into his kingdom. So far, so good. Yet if our understanding of Read the full article…

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Rolling Stones Songs
May 10, 2011 3

Enough of theological reflection, leadership development, church advancement, and even musings on the much deserved demise of a terrorist mastermind. How about some good old fashioned rock & roll? Along with Led Zeppelin and the Eagles, the Rolling Stones were the soundtrack of my youth. Which means that they are still the soundtrack of my Read the full article…

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Baptism; Parenting; Good Shepherd
Coming Full Circle
May 9, 2011 1

Here are a couple of pictures of a dedication service back in June of 2001 when Canaan Eident’s parents presented her to God: Nice suit! Now: why would I show you ten year old pictures of an infant celebration? Because yesterday, Canaan was baptized as a believer into the faith. And here’s the best part: Read the full article…

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