Stuff in My Head
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Life in the Sweet Spot
If I get a position as a preacher, I might explode. I don’t know if I could take it. Whenever I have a sermon on the horizon, I can’t even sleep at night. All I can do is think about the passage I’m preaching on and how I can best serve it up. When I… Continue reading
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Top 10 Things Pastors Do That Inspire Me
Surely you didn’t think I’d slam the men of the cloth one day and not give ’em a shout out the next? So here’s my list of the Top 10 Things Pastors Do That Inspire Me: (10) Teach. Through their own lives as well as through their sermons, pastors teach us to know God better… Continue reading
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Top 10 Things Pastors Do That Bug Me
Let’s start off by making a few things clear: I am a pastor. I love and respect pastors. Every pastor has probably done some of the things on this list. I know I’ve been guilty of several of them myself. Pastors need to be cut some slack just like everyone else. Nothing on this list… Continue reading
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Aww…Awe
The past few days I’ve been reading the Gospel of Matthew. The stuff that Jesus’ disciples witnessed during their brief years with Him must have been overwhelming. I mean, think about it–if I saw someone give sight to a blind guy, or lay the smackdown on a bunch of religious big shots right in the… Continue reading
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You’ve Got a Right to Rock the Superfly
It’s way past time that I introduced you to the O.C. Supertones, easily the best band ever. By the way, for you local folks–that’s “O.C.” as in Orange County, not Ocean City. Enjoy the sample video below! I’m sure you’ll immediately agree with me that the music world has not this band’s equal. Unfortunately they… Continue reading
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Transition, Part 3
This might sound harsh, but I wish more people would make a transition. I mean really–have you ever noticed how many people are obviously in the wrong job? I don’t mean to bust on people, but something is not right when the Wal-Mart greeter ignores you, the nurse cops an attitude, the secretary can’t spell… Continue reading
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Transition, Part 1
With my time on staff at SonRise Church drawing near the end in three or four weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about transition. So I thought I’d share my thoughts about it over these next three days. This whole thing was probably started by a Bible verse about a year and a half ago. … Continue reading
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Not Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
I grew up hearing that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but no one ever told me that a banana a day might have kept the emergency room away. On Sunday afternoon Carolyn’s heart started beating weird. It would have an extra hard beat–she described it as feeling like someone was flicking her… Continue reading
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My Favorite Place on the Planet
This is my very favorite place on the planet. It’s part of Dartmoor National Park in England. I hope to make it back again some day. Continue reading
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10 Totally Random Things
(10) Napoleon Dynamite has probably influenced the fashion world more than any nerd in history. (9) This morning I read the Book of Jonah in the Bible. This short little story is absolutely amazing. I could study it and meditate on it forever. (8) Today the SonRise Church staff went to lunch. As usual, we… Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 