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I was listening to a podcast the other day and heard this interesting quote from Cliff Barrows, former music director for Billy Graham. He said, “There is a difference between commitment and surrender. With commitment, we still have control. With surrender, God has control.” How many of us as Christians or pastors have ‘committed’ our [...]

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Back in Pittsburgh!

I just arrived back home from the ‘Great White North’ (as I mentioned yesterday). We had a great day with a few warrior pastors up in Detroit. I really enjoyed hanging out and hearing these guy’s passion for Detroit. Thanks Brad, Chilly and Norflette – I had a blast! And just in case you were [...]

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Following our Catalyst Gathering this morning with all our MCM Pastors, I am heading up to Detroit, MI with Pastor Jeff to meet up with a good friend of ours, Brad Leach. I did my internship just north of Detroit and we used to always joke that Michigan should just be given to Canada (mostly [...]

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Playing Offense

Back in the day (way back in the 90′s!) I played high school basketball at Derry Area High School. Yes, I know it’s hard to believe, but it is true! The memories were invaluable. One quote I’ve heard a number of times from various coaches is “The best offense is a good defense”. In leadership, [...]

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Check out these cartoons I came across on Church Marketing Sucks.  They’re humorous but do a pretty good job explaining how to lead volunteers. Pretty cool stuff!

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As I think this morning about the grace we have experienced as followers of Christ, I am so grateful that the God I serve wasn’t afraid to come down from heaven to save a ‘wretch like me’. I am humbled by the fact that an almighty God would care enough to take the form of [...]

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Good Friday

Today is Friday. Good Friday. But is it really good? It’s just another day. But it’s not just another day. It’s the day a price was paid for my very soul. Today is considered good not because of anything I have done. It is considered good because of the death of a great man. And [...]

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Today, the Madness begins! I don’t get into college basketball a ton throughout the season, but I have to say, I love March Madness! Not having ESPN any more, I haven’t been able to follow everything as well as I’d like to, but I’m really looking forward to seeing all the great games today. I [...]

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Sorry I didn’t post this earlier, but it was a late night last night and this morning came all too quickly!  So what was I doing out so late last night?  Well, I had the privilege of sharing in a class yesterday evening at Valley Forge Christian College.  I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, [...]

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In Gettysburg Today

This afternoon I am at a Catalyst Meeting with Pastor Gerry Stoltzfoos. It is similar to the meeting we have with all the pastors of MCM every month. This month they have Pastor Ron Johnson speaking. I’ll post some live notes below as he speaks: As we yield to the promptings of God for our [...]

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