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Preaching; Ministry
Restore Everything
February 2, 2011 0

As some of you know, Acts 2 and Acts 3 both contain sermons delivered by Peter to curious onlookers in Jerusalem in those early, miraculous days of the church. And I confess: I generally skim through the content of those sermons to get straight to the response. In Acts 2:41 “about three thousand were added Read the full article…

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Super Bowl Memories
February 1, 2011 1

It’s Super Bowl week. I don’t have much invested in who wins between the Steelers and the Packers. One thing for sure: there will be a lot of gold at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday night. But there have been times when I’ve had quite a bit of emotional investment in the Super Bowl’s outcome. So Read the full article…

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Pastoring
De-Clutter And De-Weird
January 31, 2011 0

In last Thursday’s post, I mentioned a return trip from a conference in South Carolina with some of my Methodist preacher friends. The group with which I travelled is a collection of twenty-five pastors from Western North Carolina Methodism who are part of what is called the Reynolds Leadership Program. We gather together three times Read the full article…

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My Life Stinks Week Four — Aromatherapy
January 28, 2011 0

Heard around the hallways of Good Shepherd: “You stink.’ And that’s a good thing. This Sunday, we’re taking our scent to John 12 with a message called “Aromatherapy.” Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30

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Fish Out Of Water
January 27, 2011 3

On the way back from a conference with some Methodist preacher friends, we stopped in the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina. To put it mildly, I was NOT in my element. The bag I’m holding contains two books I bought and not any antiques I discovered.

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