A couple of weeks ago you might have been asking yourself, “What’s the deal with the ashes on the forehead?” February 24th was Ash Wednesday and marked the beginning of Lent. The 40 days leading up to Easter. If you missed it you’re not too late. You can still take part in 30for300. 30 days of […]

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Lately I’ve been wrestling with the ONE THING. I’ve been asking God what the ONE THING is that he has placed me on this planet to do. The idea of showing up Sunday after Sunday to hang out with some nice people, sing some nice songs, preach a nice sermon, and go back to my nice home […]

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OK, so the past few days I’ve been asking, “What’s the ONE THING?” (See previous blog posts). Asking God that type of question can be dangerous. I’m supposed to be working on my sermon right now, but instead I’ve picked up a book I haven’t read in about five years [The Church That Never Sleeps]. […]

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I’ve been thinking more and more about the ONE THING. Being frustrated about the ONE THING is a GOOD THING. It means you care and you want your life to matter. However, it can turn into a BAD THING if you forget about today. Today matters. In fact what I do today determines my tomorrow. […]

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Today I read Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. What makes me angry? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself since May of 2007. Not an unhealthy anger, but a righteous anger. What injustice is taking place that burns […]

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