Category: Preaching
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OOPS, THERE IS SAND IN MY BIBLE
So we are on day three of our spring break get-a-way. A big shout out to Megan for house sitting for us. This morning I’m thinking about three beach realities that inform my walk with the Lord and my place in the world. These thoughts coalesced this morning as I read my Bible out…
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A LENTEN PRAYER
Dear Lord, I think we are about half-way through Lent. It certainly feels like this year Lent will never end. I can’t wait for Easter. Part of my anticipation of Easter is because I love celebrating the Resurrection. But, if I may be honest for a moment, a big part of it is that Lent…
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PREACHING WITH THE AMAZON KINDLE
I am a bibliophile, and I like being that way. For me a book is a beautiful thing in and of itself. Harper Lee once wrote that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird, for me it is a sin to throw a book away. Books should be kept and treasured. When their bindings…
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RETRO SONGS MAKE GREAT SERMON TITLES
Each December I plan my sermon preaching schedule—text or topic and series emphasis—for the entire coming year. But I work on it all year, writing down ideas for the upcoming year. So, I’m already thinking about what I might preach in 2012. One of the things on my mind is the possibility of a series…