Church Stuff
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Why I Switched Churches
I love High Tide Church. When Carolyn and I were looking for a new church home early last summer, I was excited to discover that High Tide (in Frankford, Delaware) is only about the same distance away from Ocean Pines (where we live) as the south end of Ocean City. We visited a worship service Continue reading
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How the West Was REALLY Won–By Bishop Ignatius of Antioch
October 17 is St. Ignatius of Antioch Day! Below, for your reading pleasure (or perseverance), is a paper I wrote about Ignatius for a seminary class: I. Apostolic Christianity: Then and Now The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, described in Acts 2, has often been referred to as the birth of the Continue reading
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Victory At CrossWay
We had a fantastic Easter yesterday at CrossWay Church! Everything seemed to go well, and it was such a blessing. The sermon was very well received. It was called “Victory!” and was about just that: we have victory because Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death and is alive! In the second service, some of Continue reading
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Praise & Prayer
Last night we had our monthly Praise & Prayer worship service at CrossWay Church. God’s presence was very powerful, especially during our prayer time. I loved the freedom in prayer that we experienced as we tuned in to God’s leading and surrounded one another in prayer. The theme for the night, which we hadn’t planned Continue reading
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Rated R Bible Stories at CrossWay Church
We’ve got a new video promo for “Rated R Bible Stories,” the new sermon series at CrossWay Church beginning October 24: Continue reading
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High Seas Expedition
Yesterday we wrapped up a week of kids’ ministry at CrossWay Church as we celebrated Summer Bible Camp Sunday. Our theme for the week was High Seas Expedition, and the kids and workers all had an awesome time! This is the third year we’ve done Summer Bible Camp at CrossWay, and it seemed to go Continue reading
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Stuff That Scares Us
We’re in the middle of Summer Bible Camp at CrossWay Church. We’re on a High Seas Expedition! A couple nights ago we were talking about how God’s Word is comforting. The Bible story teacher asked the kids if they’d ever been scared. One little guy said, “Last night there was a nightmare in my bed!” Continue reading
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Falling On Our Knees
At CrossWay on Sunday we talked about dying to our sin-riddled selves and being given new life in Christ. We read the really strange story in Acts 20:7-12 and then walked through Romans 6:1-14. The highlight of the day for me came at the end of the second service. When we reached our prayer time Continue reading
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Three Years at CrossWay Church
Three years ago today was my first Sunday at CrossWay Church. It’s the longest I’ve been on staff at a church. (I was on staff at two other churches for almost three years.) At the other two churches where I was a staff pastor, I could feel the end of my time approaching. It’s kind Continue reading
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The God of This City
Yesterday at CrossWay we talked about the vision for our church. We read Acts 18:5-11, in which God appears to Paul in a vision and tells him that He has many people in the city of Corinth, where Paul was preaching. God is the God of that city, and He is the God of our Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 