Category: Preaching
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THE HARD “THANK YOUS”
Being thankful requires hard work. Eating turkey or watching a silly football game will never bring about true thankfulness. Sunday I preached about the need to give thanks even in and for difficult circumstances in our lives. St. Paul was able to write that his imprisonment “has really served to advance the gospel” in Philippians…
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MEGAMIND–THE REDEMPTION OF EVIL
The Greenbeans enjoy movies. I like old movies and have recently inflicted North By Northwest and Red River upon my otherwise unsuspecting family. The public library is a great resource for these types of films; although sometimes you have to wait so long that you forget you ordered it. But, it is always worth it. …
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MORE PREACHERS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT
Pastor Greenbean has spent the last three days at the annual gathering of his particular regional denomination—the Northwest Baptist Convention. One of the things he always enjoys is connecting with old friends, swapping stories, and getting free books. However, he noticed, there were fewer free books this year. It must be the economy. Now we…
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AZTEC THEOLOGY AND CHRIST VIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
There is a fascinating article in this months edition (November 2010) of National Geographic. The cover story is about migrations, which is nice in an eye candy kind of way. I love the pictures in National Geographic! But that is not the article which made me think real hard. No, it was the one near…