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Post It Note Exercise
My family has been doing this Post It note exercise this week. (Did you miss the message? Listen to the GOD’S series HERE.) The idea was to write “God’s” on Post It notes and place them on different things around the house, car, etc as a reminder that God is the owner of everything. We [...] Continue reading
Why Attendance Counts?
We try to accurately count every person who attends Journey Christian Church every weekend. Why? I haven’t always been able to answer that question. Yes, I know why we count… We count because we want to know how many people are attending our services. We count because we want to know “how we’re doing.” We [...]
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The Preacher’s Daughter’s Burden
My 17-yr-old daughter was recently studying a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled, The White Man’s Burden. Her class was asked to write their version of the poem–making it as personal as possible. The teacher has recognized Ashton’s poem as being very special. I think it’s pretty amazing and I wanted to share it with [...]
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“Use your outside voice!”
I’ve always been a loud guy, so my Sunday School teachers often felt compelled to tell me to use my “inside voice” at church. So, I complied and continued to comply until about ten years ago when I studied Psalm 1o0 as a model for worship. In Psalm 100 we read, 1 Shout for joy [...]
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Breaking News: The Apostle Paul Blames Shipwreck on God
Steve Johnson is on my Fantasy Football team, so I was upset that he dropped the ball at the end of the Bills/Steelers’ game on Sunday. The Bills outscored the Steelers 16-3 in the 2nd half and were set to force an overtime when Steve Johnson dropped a wide-open pass in the end zone. The [...]
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Give Me Jesus
In my devotions this morning in the Gospel of John, I was struck by all of the wonderful things that Jesus brought when He came into the world. I listen to worship music during my devotions because–and I know this sounds strange, but you have to know how my mind works–it helps me to keep [...]
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On Open Letter to My Married Male Friends in Ministry Who Have Cheated on Their Wives or Are Flirting With Cheating on Their Wives
Dear Male Ministry Friends Who Have Cheated or Who are Flirting With Cheating, How are you? Good? That’s not what I hear. Which is why I’m writing today. I’m writing today because I’ve just heard of another one of you who is getting a divorce because you had an affair. This makes about 6 of [...]
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