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Good Shepherd
Treasure Principle – Eyes On Eternity
November 27, 2009 0

So we finish The Treasure Principle on Sunday. I’m so pleased that a series that started out being about money has ended up being about God. A series that took of on generosity has landed at grace. That focus will continue in the final episode of the series — Eyes On Eternity.We pray you’ll be Read the full article…

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Personal
When You’re 94
November 25, 2009 1

When you’re 94, will you . . . Continue to submit books for publication? Serve on a Grand Jury? Play tennis? Give speeches? Take part in political rallies on the steps of the State Capitol? For most of us, the answers to those questions will probably be “no.” For my mother, the answers are all Read the full article…

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Personal
Texas Reflections
November 24, 2009 1

We’re heading to Texas for a few days to spend Thanksgiving with family. There’s something about growing up in Texas that you can’t really understand . . . unless you grew up there as well. An irrational loyalty? Rose-colored memory? Misplaced feelings of geographic & cultural superiority? All of the above? I mean, what other Read the full article…

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Worship; Leadership; Preaching
The Arc Of A Worship Service
November 23, 2009 1

Most modern worship services have a fairly predictable arc: Opening Worship Set — music moves from high energy celebration to more moderate reflection Creative element — solo, video, drama, or all of the above Sermon Response time — congregational singing or another solo, sometimes combined with an altar call And frankly, that is the general Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Down In My Heart
November 20, 2009 5

Week Three of the Treasure Principle will be interactive, unpredictable, and celebratory. I really like what we have planned. I pray these are the kinds of plans that God will then take over and do more with them than we even expect.So don’t anticipate business as usual. Be ready for the interaction, the unpredictability, and, Read the full article…

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