A Gift Received and a Gift to Give
At Christmastime every man, woman, and child is thinking about gifts. My kids are pretty good children. They earn good grades, and they generally do what we ask of them. […]
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Why Is Ministry to the Homeless Critical for Our Christian Witness?
Why would a pastor who has a full-time job and a family of five feel compelled to extend himself to the point of taking on the rebranding and reprogramming of […]
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Arm Wrestling with Evil
Matthew 11:12 and Luke 16:16 share the same advice about the Kingdom of God. They say, “From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of God has […]
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Even Jesus Gave Himself Permission to Rest
We live in an internet-driven world, where people expect to have instant access to us whenever they deem it appropriate. We are raising a generation of children whose minds cannot […]
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Ministry For and With the Poor
Our society is backwards. We like to drink our $4.25 latte’s that were made by an employee making $9.00 per hour. We like to grab a quick McDonald’s hamburger for […]
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Fatherhood
On March 17, 2004 I became a father for the first time. I had been around babies, but I really hadn’t needed to take care of them. The day after […]
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“Amazing Grace….That Saved a Wretch Like Me!”
A long time ago I came to terms with the fact that people aren’t always going to agree with everything I say. For that matter, people aren’t always going to […]
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Who You Are When No One Is Looking
Unpacking is the worst part of vacation. No matter whether you’ve had a great time or you’ve really been able to relax, there’s still dirty laundry in your suitcase! Does […]
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Who Said Family History Is Boring?
Cyrus Byington (picture attached to this blog) was a scholar and a missionary to the American Indian Tribe known as the Choctaw Nation. He was born at Stockbridge, in Berkshire […]
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Don’t Blink by Pastor Jim Moon III
Our eyes take in information at a speed that our brains cannot adequately process. This often leads to snap judgments about people and situations that leave a lot of room […]