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Pastor: Do you know why you need family ministry?

October 28, 2011

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Let’s begin with an illustration. I am sure you have heard of the shoe company called TOMS. They do not make high quality shoes. They do not make the most attractive shoes. Nor are they the most comfortable shoes, yet this little company gained incredible popularity very quickly because of the reason behind buying their [...]

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Abortion Hurts Men

February 17, 2011

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Abortion has been legalized since the 1973 Roe v. Wade supreme court decision. During the course of these 38 years, nearly 50 million unborn children have been murdered before taking their first breath. Much attention has been given to the harmful physical, emotional and psychological effects to the potential mothers. Kermit Gosnell, a Pennsylvania abortion [...]

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Serving God in Suriname: Two Years Well Spent

January 3, 2011

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This Wednesday, January 5th, marks the two-year anniversary of my arrival in Suriname, South America. In the dark, early morning hours of that first day, my feet touched the pavement at Zanderij International Airport and I inhaled my first breath of the balmy, moisture-laden Amazon air. What proceeded was 22 months of service with the [...]

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So Long, Church: The Growing Attrition Rate Among the Youth Within America’s Church

December 18, 2010

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The reality that this video brings to our attention is an alarming one. Shouldn’t it shake us up a bit to hear that two-thirds of the young people who attend church throughout high school are leaving once they move into college? I’d say so. This video maintains that the church has failed the next generation, [...]

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A Cardboard Cry For Help

December 4, 2010

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Do you ever cringe at the sight of a homeless man standing alongside the road holding his usual cardboard sign? Do you swap lanes as you approach a traffic light, so that your vehicle won’t have to come to a stop next to him? Do you intentionally and casually glance the other way, hoping not [...]

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A Theory of Revival in America

July 20, 2010

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I have a theory. I would like to try it out on you, so please let me know what you think. I believe that apologetics is a lost church practice that, when brought back into common practice, will bring forth revival in America. Let me unpack this a bit; I will explain what I mean in my theory, and [...]

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Following Nehemiah’s Lead

July 1, 2010

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“Our walls are crumbling and our people are in shame.” This is the answer that Nehemiah received when he asked a fellow Jew about the state of their people. You see, Nehemiah was working in a foreign land in the court of a foreign king. Without the aid of the internet, he could only hear [...]

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The True Message of Silence

February 12, 2010

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All believers are called to the ministry. Jesus set this precedent for all who seek to follow after him. He called the disciples to follow him and leave what they were doing, and for most of them, that meant choosing him over their work. They were asked to leave their jobs and follow. In case [...]

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