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Almost 35 years ago, I began pastoring my first church. I remember planning worship services, typing the order of worship, and praying the worship would go well. Looking back, I’ve realized how little I knew about corporate worship at the time.
Read MoreREADING: Exodus 4-6 It’s funny how fickle we are sometimes. We serve God . . . but only until things don’t go our way. Look…
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On Martin Luther King Day, 2016, here are some of my reflections on ethnicity, racism, and the church.
Read MoreREADING: Exodus 1-3 Do you remember when God first called you to Him? Perhaps it was through your reading the Bible, and the truths just…
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Psalm 94:19 “When I am filled with cares, Your comfort brings me joy.” What else can we say other than what the Word says?…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 48-50 The end of the book of Genesis is quite different from its beginning — dramatically so: it begins with God’s breathing life…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 46-47 Maybe you’ve never seen the picture of a reunion and reconciliation before. I’ve been around long enough to see several different types of each: the…
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Here are some suggested readings for believers this week: What Are Top Evangelistic Churches Doing that Mine is Not? by Joel Sutherland If you…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 43-45 It’s so easy to blame God when life is difficult. We strive to follow Him, but still the bottom drops out beneath…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 41-42 How much God does for us that we cannot do! Joseph knew this truth well, as we see in today’s reading. Pharaoh had…
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