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together again
Aug 06 2020

WHY GATHER TOGETHER AGAIN?

As we prepare to gather together again, some people have asked me why. Why not just continue online until the pandemic is over? While the blessing of technology has given us the gift of broadcasting services and gathering digitally through zoom, nothing beats presence. Knowing the...

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like a tree
Jul 29 2020

I WANT TO BE LIKE A TREE

I want to be like a tree when I grow up.   Specifically, I want to be like a redwood. Spending the last couple of weeks immersed in redwood forests in California and Oregon, these gentle giants taught me a few lessons about resilience and longevity.   Don't be...

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press the pause button
Jun 25 2020

PRESSING THE PAUSE BUTTON

Sometimes you need to press the pause button.   At the beginning of the year I discovered and shared the Pause App. John Eldredge and his team released the app along with his book Get Your Life Back just as we were beginning the year with New...

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One Father
Jun 17 2020

ONE FATHER ONE FAMILY

"There is one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Eph. 4:6   This declaration by the apostle Paul puts an end to any idea of "us and them" for Christians who accept the Bible as our authority.  WE...

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us versus them
Jun 11 2020

BEYOND US VERSUS THEM

We live in an us versus them culture constantly forcing you to choose sides.    Black or white, left or right, mask or not, for or against, this polarization helps drive ad revenue through clicks but it prevents us from listening to each other and making any...

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Jun 02 2020

STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST RACISM

  Protests and riots continue across the country over racial injustice and the inequities in our criminal justice system. Because our church has taken a "centered-set" approach* in areas of politics and theology where our people legitimately differ, some may assume racism is an area where we...

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