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Personal; Theology
A Hard One
July 9, 2009 2

There’s one more verse on my list. One I don’t live out very well. Jesus says this in Mark 10:43: For the greatest among you is servant of all. Wow. I think of greatness in terms of tennis victories, church accomplishments, professional accolades, and kids who make me proud. Jesus thinks of it in terms Read the full article…

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Personal; Theology
And Another One
July 8, 2009 3

Another favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding. Think of him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight. These are the first verses of Scripture that I ever memorized. I did so at the recommendation of my sister. Read the full article…

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Personal; Theology
Favorite Verse
July 7, 2009 5

I already know what verse will be on my gravemarker. Or urn, depending on how all that goes. It’s Philippians 1:21: Christ in me is to live, to die is to gain.I first heard it in a song, as a relatively new Christian attending a campus fellowship group at my college. This was the early Read the full article…

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Personal
Lunch At Wimbledon
July 6, 2009 2

Ever since I entered full-time ministry in 1990, I’ve missed Breakfast At Wimbledon. The Men’s Final always starts at 9 a.m. Eastern time on the concluding Sunday of the tournament. Tennis fans are supposed to eat strawberries and watch tennis. And I’m at work at that time. So no breakfast for me. But the last Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
From unChristian To Christian
July 3, 2009 3

Six weeks ago, I admitted in a post that I get more excited over some series than others, and that unChristian was one of those series. Many of you now know why. We spread the teaching around. The music hit the mark. Videos brought home the point. And the people of Good Shepherd were ready Read the full article…

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