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Charlotte’s Best
May 13, 2009 4

In an unbiased survey of my own mind, here are some of “Charlotte’s best”: For Charlotte’s best steak, click here. Charlotte’s best tennis teacher, click here. Charlotte’s best independent school, click here. Charlotte’s best place to buy a brand new used car, click here. Charlotte’s best example of a truly integrated church, click here. Charlotte’s Read the full article…

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Preaching; Theology
Wisdom From Barclay
May 12, 2009 1

William, not Charles. William Barclay is the author of the Daily Study Bible, a classic collection of New Testament commentaries. Though he writes from the perspective of mid-20th century neo-orthodoxy, his reflections on biblical passages often have singular insight. So it was yesterday as I was studying up on Matthew 23 in preparation for a Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Holy Spirit Distribution System
May 11, 2009 0

We showed this in the middle of my message yesterday as a way of illustrating how God gives us the Holy Spirit: As you might imagine, it was well received. Yet another reason why this is a fun place to work.

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Good Shepherd
Without Limit People
May 8, 2009 0

OK, we’ve had some good videos as part of Without Limit 2.0. For example, there’s this one: But there’s one coming up this Sunday that you absolutely, positively will not want to miss. I can’t tell you what it’s about. I can’t tell you who stars in it. You’ll just have to see it. It’s Read the full article…

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Methodism
The Dinosaur In The Methodist Room
May 7, 2009 8

I have been in Methodist-preacher-gatherings in which the subject of our denomination’s stand on homosexuality was the elephant in the room — a topic which, for the sake of holding on to the congenial vibe in the meeting, no one wanted to address. Yet this week, I recognize that we Methodists have another issue that’s Read the full article…

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