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Jokers

For all the jokers out there who say that the Christian life gets easier as time goes on, I say you're full of mud.  The evidence all points in the opposite direction. While I can be successful in resisting temptation for a while, the tempter is continually searching for an unguarded back alley door. When I [...]

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I’m thankful for…

Karma T K Mom and Dad my church my job my friends, both “real” and “virtual” the Bible salvation music the ability to make music coffee Mountain Dew our new pastor you and a million jillion other things

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Folks…

…that I want my church to minister to: Youth Single parents Unmarried and pregnant (there are tons of them.  They usually have baggage.) Divorced and remarried Mexicans (immigrant workers) African-Americans (there aren’t many in our neck of the woods…) Firemen Policemen Nurses Doctors Convenience store workers Our outreach to community families last week was a bigger success than we thought. I wonder if we’re willing to risk [...]

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Monday Mawnings

Packers won.  GOOD.  Two important guys got hurt.  BAD. Tar Heels lost.  Just like I expected but worse.  DISAPPOINTING. Tar Heel football team won.  SURPRISING. Crossroads free picture giveaway went really good and we got to meet some new folks. AWESOME! Crossroads elected a new pastor!  AMAZING and GOD-POWERED! Bethel Pee Wee boys ALMOST beat Jackson County.  THEY TRIED HARD! I [...]

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Cool Things

There are really all kinds of cool things going on in my life, if I would just sit down and think it through.  I’m a very lucky and extremely blessed man.  I owe God a big apology for all my complaining.  That’s not to say that I’ll never complain again, but it won’t be any [...]

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