Fatigue and Mission

My throat has been hurting for a few days. It felt like a mini-fire this morning. I may have strep so I’m running by the doctor before I go to speak to some students on a retreat this weekend.
This summer and fall have been quite an experience for me. I have had [...]

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One Anothering

I had the privilege of preaching and doing some training at Sojourn Huntsville in Alabama last weekend. Like Sojourn in Louisville, KY, they are an Acts 29 church plant. They are seeking to reach out to the city through living lives that are impacted by the gospel. The sermon that you [...]

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If I Were to Die at 40…

Suffering with a 103.1 fever, I contemplated the brevity of life this week. Though the fever has passed and I am recovering, it is easy to be reminded how short life is and how weak we truly are. One of my spiritual heroes is Oswald Chambers. Though I differ with a few [...]

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True Hospitality

Henri Nouwen writes, “Every good relationship between two or more people, whether it is friendship, marriage, or community, creates space where strangers can enter and become friends. Good relationships are hospitable. When we enter into a home and feel warmly welcomed, we will soon realize that the love among those who live in that home [...]

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Going to Church vs. Being the Church

Language is such a funny thing. Sometimes we say something and mean something different. Sometimes words can have several meanings and we get confused when things are taken out of context. I once heard of an anecdote that posed a young Christian as dropping their Bible open to find out [...]

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