Church Stuff
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Real Life: Living in Christ
Yesterday at CrossWay Church was the second week of the Real Life series, where we’re studying 1 Thessalonians. We looked at the whole first chapter, which explains the growth cycle of the gospel message and how we can participate in it. First, the gospel comes not only with words, but with power, the Holy Spirit,… Continue reading
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Real Life
On Sunday at CrossWay we started a series based on 1 Thessalonians. It’s called “Real Life.” God has called us to live lives of adventure, joy, and purpose, but oftentimes those things are hard to see in our routine, everyday existence. But real life really can be lived, and the way to do it is… Continue reading
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What in the World Am I Doing Here?
That’s the title of the message that Pastor Kyle McDaniel shared with us yesterday at CrossWay. Kyle is the associate pastor at nearby SonRise Church. The sermon was about life lessons from the Book of Ecclesiastes. It address the search for life, the stuff of life, and the substance of life. Some highlights (all quotes… Continue reading
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Freedom from Anxiety
At CrossWay on Sunday we continued our Freedom series with a message about freedom from anxiety. Anxiety for many of us is a constant undercurrent in our daily lives. Sometimes worry is our mental default mode. But like breathing, which happens automatically yet can be consciously controlled, we can also be deliberate about where we turn… Continue reading
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Freedom from Fear
The “Freedom” series continued yesterday at CrossWay with a message about freedom from fear. We all have something that scares us. For some it might be actual dangers we encounter, such as icy roads, an abusive parent, or a disease we carry in our bodies. For others it might be a phobia, which is a… Continue reading
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Freedom!
A couple weeks ago at CrossWay we had our conference minister, Merv Stoltzfus, as our guest preacher. Last week one of our elders, LJ Timmons, shared the sermon. As soon as I can I’ll get those messages up on the podcast site. This past Sunday we kicked off a four-week series called “Freedom.” It’s about… Continue reading
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Podcast Updated
Today I uploaded the entire “Play Ball!” series onto our podcast site, so now we’re all up to date. Woo hoo! You can click on one of the links on the right side of this page to check it out. Continue reading
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This past week has been about as busy as possible! But at least it’s all (or mostly) good stuff. Last weekend Carolyn and I celebrated our fourth anniversary and spent the weekend with my family in the Baltimore-D.C. area. On Sunday we wrapped up the “Play Ball!” series at CrossWay Church and went to a… Continue reading
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Bah Dah Ching!
Last Thursday a friend from SonRise, Leo, came out to CrossWay to fix up our drumset. It sounds SOOO good now! The toms are tuned properly and he made some deadeners to kill the ring in them. He also tightened the snare and it has a great sound now. Leo spent an hour or so… Continue reading
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My Summer Preaching Cave
This summer I’m trying a big experiment that I’m really praying will work. Here’s the deal: I have set a summertime goal of writing preaching outlines for all my sermons up through the spring, and writing sermon manuscripts through the end of 2008. It’s a big goal, to be sure. Here are some reasons I’m… Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 