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Archive for January, 2009

A Moment in History

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

History is one of my favorite things to study. In my lifetime I have experienced some momentus occassions in history…the beginning of the Gulf War, the shooting at Columbine High School, the 9/11 Attacks, the Steelers winning ‘One for the Thumb”, and now today, the inauguration of the first black President of the United States, [...]

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The Promised Land – MLK Jr.

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In honor of Martin Luther King Day today, here is MLK’s last speech given prior to his assassination in Memphis, TN.  My prayer is that I can one day be a man of conviction and passion as Dr. King was. Here is the powerful quote given at the end of the video: “I believe that [...]

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A Glimpse Into the Future

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Thanks to Justin for passing along this pic.  I see it as a glimpse of things to come…it’s a poor little raven.  Look at what ran him over on the way to tampa…

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Ode to Jack Handy

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on January 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »

In light of Jack’s wonderful suggestion yesterday, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite Jack Handy quotes. On a side note, when I was a youth pastor, I used to put these in our announcement bulletins every week. Feel free to post your favorite! “It takes a big man to cry, but [...]

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Digital Mentoring

Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

With my job, I drive a lot between our different churches which allows me to listen a number of podcasts.  What I love about podcasting is that it allows me to be mentored digitally by some of the top leaders in the world without ever spending  a penny. Here’s my current list of podcast subscriptions.  [...]

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Shocking Truth

Posted in Church, tagged on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There seems to be an interesting trend in the American church today of coming up with the most outrageous and shocking sermon titles possible just to stir up controversy and create buzz. Although some would say ‘any news is good news’, I would much rather my church be in the news for the right reasons [...]

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Staying In Contact

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We are living during a unique period in history where we feel the need to be in contact with people 24/7. One of the problems I am working to solve this year is the need to always be ‘connected’. It’s healthy to disconnect and take time away without access to the world. It’s almost funny [...]

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What Do You Crave?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This time of the year is often a time in the church world that we set aside to pray & fast for the new year. So with many of us coming off of fasts or going into them, I thought I’d share with you a short video from Erwin McManus’ series called “Soul Cravings”. What [...]

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The Word Became Flesh

Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged , , on January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.“ (John 1:14) This week I’ve been praying through this one verse and just wanted to share some thoughts I’ve had on this great [...]

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Looking Forward to 2009

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I believe every day and year has been given to us by God. With that mindset and the anticipation of a new year, just wanted to share with all of you some things I’m looking forward to in 2009: Jan. 25: My 10,000th day of life (leave a comment if you have any creative ideas [...]

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