Power in the Name of Jesus

Last night’s iPraise service was incredible.  The following testimony comes from Stacey and I am honored to share it on her behalf.  There is definitely power in the name of Jesus.

” There once was a little girl standing in a corner between a window and a bed.
Fear and confusion gripped her...
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Me the Impatient Moth

Me, the impatient moth.

It is often the little things in life that serve as the best object lessons. Sometimes the smallest occurrences can put you in your place. The other day I was locking up the glass doors at the church when I noticed a moth fluttering against the door in a feeble attempt...
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love your enemies: Saint Patrick’s Day edition

Lately I have been thinking that there has to be something I could learn from Saint Patrick’s Day other than how much Guinness someone with a fraction of Irish heritage feels the need to tell me they can chug down. I am neither Catholic nor Irish so my connection with this day has normally...
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Psalm 19 Thoughts

If you are reading this before Sunday, consider this a preview. It will also bring an even greater understanding of Psalms 19.

If you are reading this after Sunday, this is the addendum to the message. As I was studying this Psalm I wanted to make sure and share these questions and answers. I...
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I think I thought I think, therefore I think I thought I think I am.

Servitium interuptus - we’ll continue on ‘fair’ shortly, in the meantime -

I’m obsessed with the number 222. Can’t tell you why, not logically - it was my first real break with what we see, what science says. So, wish fulfillment perhaps? A single symptom of the larger disease which is the...
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Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll (Part 1)

A word of warning - you’ve been tricked. Alas - the title of this blog has absolutely nothing to do with the content, I’ve played on your base curiosity, prejudice, or vice.

“But that’s not fair!”

I know, I know - but that’s what I want to talk about.

Ever heard that? Ever said that? Of...
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a tattoo, a song, and a thought

Last week I helped a friend draw up a tattoo. I really like drawing things for people when they are based off of something awesome. If someone wants me to draw them a giraffe or some weird tribal thing I would probably decline, but I was lucky in this instance to be asked to draw something...
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The Mess & The Glory (Part 3)

Doubt & despair in the modern life

David had a bold faith. Proven in the face of doubt. Grown in a life lived within challenge… but it wasn’t always that way. He grew, from innocent and pure beginnings - headstrong but with the trust of a child, into a proven leader. A veteran. His passage...
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The Mess & The Glory (Part 2)

Doubt and despair in the modern me.

I have doubt. Despair. Pain. Struggle. I have all of these things, and more, from time to time.

And, while unpleasant, these feelings are at the heart of my spiritual growth. Sometimes the result of my choices. Sometimes seeming to come upon me from...
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The Mess & The Glory (Part 1)

Doubt & Despair in the Modern Church

We love growth. Revelation. Rebirth. We do.

And we adore, as a people of faith, nothing more than dialogue with God. We celebrate it culturally and we celebrate it individually. This is the focal point and common ground of our culture - the pursuit of...
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