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Sacred Marriage Week Three – The Love Laboratory
September 24, 2010 0

A laboratory that produces love. Full of mistakes, miscalculations, and then, when you least expect it, strokes of genius. That’s what this Sunday is about. Sacred Marriage, Week Three: The Love Laboratory. Don’t miss it. The Spirit’s moving. Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30.

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Pastoring
Small Things Are Big
September 23, 2010 0

One day this week, I took one of our staffers along for a pastoral visit with a family in the early stages of grief. As some of you know, it’s the kind of work that I find challening but invigorating. On the drive back to the church, my Good Shepherd colleague and I processed the Read the full article…

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Wednesday Groups & Sunday Classes
September 22, 2010 0

This semester, we’re dividing up our Passage classes into two different days meeting two different needs. Wednesday nights are care-oriented classes and groups. We launch both GriefShare and Financial Peace University tonight. Considering that the bulk of my pastoral ministry involves helping people in their initial stages of grief and supporting folks through the many Read the full article…

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Personal
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five ‘Always’ & ‘Never’
September 21, 2010 2

“Always” and “never” are words you’re never supposed to use in marital spats (or that you’re always supposed to avoid), but I thought I’d give some of the leading “always” and “never” moments from my life. 1. I’ve never won at Bingo. And in doing nursing home ministry I’ve played it a fair amount. I Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Sacred Marriage Video Surprise
September 20, 2010 4

We showed this before the sermon yesterday: We had two purposes: 1) To emphasize the theme of the series: God designed marriage more to make us holy than to make us happy. 2) To put a face on at least part of my family. Because we have three services and because Julie, to put it Read the full article…

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