April 2008
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Your Tough Questions: Podcast Edition
Just so ya know, the podcast from “Your Tough Questions” on Sunday is now available. You can access it using one of the CrossWay Sermon Podcast links on the right side of this screen. Continue reading
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Embarrassing Typo
As someone who has earned the reputation of being something of a typo sniper, I guess it’s my duty to publicly confess my own embarrassing typos. The elders at CrossWay are working on overhauling our church’s Constitution & By-Laws. At a meeting a couple weeks ago I gave our elders a current copy with proposed… Continue reading
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Your Tough Questions About God
At CrossWay yesterday we wrapped up the “Tough Questions About God” series by fielding questions that people submitted. Two of our elders (as in church leaders, not just old guys) joined with me in attempting to tackle some of the questions. The questions we received covered topics like the origin of God, what happens to… Continue reading
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An Old Classic Revived
Carolyn gave her kindergarten students an assignment earlier this week: draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up. One little guy decided he wanted to be a rock star, as you can see below. On the right is one of his friends, playing drums. In the middle is another friend… Continue reading
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Bible, Baseball, Ballet, and Birch Beer
Last night I went to Greenwood, Delaware to speak to a youth group there. It’s been a little while since I’ve been involved in youth ministry, and it sure did bring back a lot of memories! The message was from Daniel 1-3, about Azariah, Mishael, and Hananiah–better known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. We looked… Continue reading
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Eavesdropping At Preschool
This morning one of the little guys at the Training Station came in frowning. The following conversation ensued: Me: “Oh no, did you leave your smile at home?” Little Guy: “What?” Me: “Your smile is missing. Did you forget to bring it?” Little Guy: “No, I turned it invisible.” Me: “You turned it invisible?” Little… Continue reading
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Don’t All Religions Lead to God?
At CrossWay Church yesterday we had the fourth week in our series “Tough Questions About God.” The question for the week: Don’t all religions lead to God? This is actually a strange question because it defies all logic, and we don’t apply this line of thinking to any other area of our lives, yet so… Continue reading
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Nest of Facts
One of the preschool classes at the Training Station is learning about birds. They’re also learning what a fact is. So they put the two together and made a “Nest of Facts” about birds. A few highlights: “Birds fly.” “Birds have feathers.” “Birds make their nests out of straw and hay.” “Pelicans eat fish in… Continue reading
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Talk About Growing Up Too Fast
One of the little guys at the Training Station was away with his family in another state for about three months. Earlier this week the kids in his class learned that he was coming back. On the way to school Monday, another little boy in the class was telling his mom about how his friend… Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 