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PPM – The Sacrifices Acceptable to God

PPM – The Sacrifices Acceptable to God

October 12, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I’ve decided to change it up a bit this Monday and include the below video along with this series of posts about an affair. “Return to me,” declares the LORD Almighty, “and I will return to you.” – Zechariah 1:3 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken […]

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Twins

Twins

October 11, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I like it when unlikely candidates are somehow linked together.  Magic Johnson and Larry Bird is the pairing that immediately comes to mind.  Magic is black.  Larry is white.  Magic came from the city.  Larry was raised on a farm.  Magic played on the west coast.  Larry played on the […]

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Terrible Hunger

Terrible Hunger

October 11, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I remember reading a G.K. Chesterton quote: ‘Every man who ever entered a brothel went there looking for God.’ His point is, we’re looking in vain for something to satisfy this terrible hunger in us, and so often we go looking in the wrong places. Well, to borrow Chesterton’s idea, […]

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The Nines – A Resource and Review

The Nines – A Resource and Review

October 9, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

The Nines was a one-day event held on 09/09/09.  Leadership Network asked over 75 leaders, “If you had just nine minutes to share with church leaders, what would you tell them?” In the spirit of being helpful, I want to direct your attention to a resource that is quite handy.  […]

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Making blogs out of nothing at all

Making blogs out of nothing at all

October 9, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I have to let you in on a little secret.  I love blogging. I love reviewing books.  I love watching videos on YouTube.  I love getting comments. I love it when things that I’ve subconsciously been thinking about spill onto the page. I love feeling listened to.  I love getting […]

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“O” God: A Dialogue on Truth and Oprah’s Spirituality by Josh McDowell and Dave Sterrett

“O” God: A Dialogue on Truth and Oprah’s Spirituality by Josh McDowell and Dave Sterrett

October 7, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

What if the life that we pursue Came from a hunger for the truth? What if the family turned to Jesus Stopped asking Oprah what to do? – Casting Crowns Reading this book, I was immediately struck with a sense of guilt.  At one point, Dave and I were housemates.  […]

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What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

October 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

…The thing about it is, though, gifts is free.  When you give a person a gift, you is also givin that person the freedom to do whatever they want with it.  When you give a homeless man a dollar, you ain’t sayin, “Here.  Go buy yourself a chicken.”  If you […]

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Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham

Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham

October 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman First off, this book is for women.  Secondly, I am a man.  So, if you’re scoring […]

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PPM – Planting Seeds

PPM – Planting Seeds

October 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Another story about death bringing life:  The Sunflower Boy’s Smile I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. – John 12:24

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Romancing the 70’s

Romancing the 70’s

October 2, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I was flipping through the channels today and was mesmerized by Time Life’s Romancing the 70’s infomercial.  138 classics from the top easy listening artists of the decade all digitally remastered for superior audio quality.  But wait!  There’s more!  If you call within 9 minutes, they throw in a bonus […]

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