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Playing Mr. Rogers
“People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…
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We love college students
“…encourage the young…” (Titus 2:6 NIV). This past week has been busy for us as we welcomed the Barton College students back! We joined about 60 businesses and nonprofits on Monday as we ran a booth for our church at…
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Who’s our customer?
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45 NIV). “Who’s our customer?” asked the consultant from the McKinsey Group to a…
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Lord, how can I be where you are?
“If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you’ll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment’s notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me” (John 12:26 Msg). I would do…
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But do I have to hang out with Judas?
“…Follow me,” Jesus said to him” (Luke 5:27 NIV). We American Christians love that Christ calls us individually. What we don’t always appreciate is that following Jesus means hanging out with his other disciples. We prefer an individual religion. One that we can follow…
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Creating raving fans
“If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles” (Matthew 5:41 NIV). Recently I attended a conference where Dan Cathey, son of Chick-Fil-A founder, Truett Cathey, was a presenter. I was really impressed with his talk.…
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Big rocks first
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: … You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first…” (Revelation 2:1, 4-5 NIV). “… one thing…
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Is God really good?
“Taste and see that the Lord is good…” (Psalm 34:8 NIV). Is seafood good to you? It is to me. I love seafood. I think it’s the best. Some years ago while visiting Rick Warren’s church in California, we found this…
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Unstringing the bow
“‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place” (Mark 6:31-32 NIV). According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the…
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Sharing our singing heritage
My brother, Barry, was visiting us in Wilson this past July 4th weekend. It was great having he and his family with us. I always ask him to sing when he visits. Our WCC family loves to hear him. When…