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Tweets of the Week 5.23.13

Here are the most recent tweets that caught my attention: @darrinpatrick You can be comfortable or courageous. But, you cannot be both. ‏@RyanHuguley The pain of being pruned only lasts for a season. The fruit from it lasts forever. @ScottyWardSmith If you fear or dread repentance, you’re a stranger to grace @joethorn “Though a child [...]

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Decisions, decisions

Decisions are sometimes hard to make, especially big decisions.  I’m at one of those points in life where I’m in the process of make a big  HUGE decision.  A decision that effects everything, my family, my career, my whole life. A decision that both completely excites me while at the same time equally terrifies me. [...]

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Web Slinging 5.21.13

Here are some of the things I’ve been reading online lately: My friend Matt Guevara pointed me in the direction of a post on the topic of Public Speaking Tips for Introverts. Sam Luce had a post on the Gospel and “Professional Christians” (pastors). Greg Baird had a great post on how to be a [...]

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Pastors and Personal Worship

Personal worship has the power to progressively put us in our place.  Because it puts God at the center of the universe, it has the power to kill any hope we have of being in the center.  Because worship points us to God’s wonderful kingdom, it has the power to free us from the bondage [...]

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Tweets of the Week 5.7.13

Here again are the top 7 Tweets that have recently caught my attention: ‏@StephenMiller The wounds of ministry can go deeper than we thought possible. But we have a Healer who heals more completely than we could have ever hoped. @johnwbryson Leadership Development costs times & money. Not prioritizing leadership development costs lots & lots [...]

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Tweets of the Week 4.18.13

Here are the tweets that caught my attention from the last week: @chuckswindoll We need to pay close attention to the amount of time we’re spending with our children. @BurkParsons One of the hardest things about being a pastor is when those you’ve cared and prayed for, loved and shepherded leave without saying goodbye. @RevKevDeYoung [...]

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WebSlinging 4.17.13

Here are a few of the gems that I found while swinging through the world wide web. Craig Jutila had a great post last week about different kinds of parents.  This is a solid read. Chris Spradlin had a post about the “1 Thing” of parenting. Ron Brooks had a post (actually a re-post in [...]

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A Scary Place to Be

A recent conversation with one of the middle school guys that attends our youth ministry really got me thinking. It got me thinking about the frustration and the necessity of this ministry. Background This student has grown up in the church.  He knows all the “Sunday school” answers (which means he knows just enough to [...]

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Tweets of the Week 4.11.13

Here are the best 7 tweets that caught my eye most recently: Burk Parsons @BurkParsons If grace doesn’t overflow from us, it’s not in us. Scott Thomas @scottythom God called Paul by grace to preach Jesus. Calling and competence are not the same. Diligently work to follow your calling. Bryan Loritts ‏@bcloritts Be more concerned [...]

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WebSlinging 4.9.13

Here are my most recent catches from around the web. Sam Luce had a great post about keeping kids safe online. Tim Brister had a helpful post about apps and tools he uses to stay productive. Ryan Huguley had a post about how God sustains us, especially in the hard times.

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