Monthly Archives: September 2015

Lukewarm churches to flee to

I’m listening to a Francis Chan sermon this afternoon.  In it, he says the primary reason to have kids is to raise up “warriors for Christ”.  We shouldn’t have kids simply to have fun little people running around who we … Continue reading

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Sometimes I wish

Sometimes I wish I had a motorcycle. Sometimes I wish we could just live in one place.  Sometimes I wish we could move. Sometimes I wish I could just get a regular job. Sometimes I wish I could hang out … Continue reading

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What if everyone in the church was like you?

Yesterday my wife Diane took some time in worship to share about Operation Christmas Child.  OCC is a project of Samaritan’s Purse.  Shoeboxes are filled with gifts by local churches and sent to warehouses throughout the United States.  In these … Continue reading

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Mixed Allegiances in the WVU Maryland Game

West Virginia University and the University of Maryland play football today at 3:00 in a sold out stadium in Morgantown. It’s a Gold Rush game meaning everyone is supposed to wear gold. And lots of people from our area will … Continue reading

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The Pope is a man like you and me

I’m not paying a lot of attention to the Pope’s visit to the United States.  I have nothing against the Pope, I just have my own life and don’t have time to get wrapped up in his.  He’s a man.  … Continue reading

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Some show love through accepting, some through warnings.

Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for … Continue reading

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Is that thing you forwarded really true?

This morning I read something that someone forwarded on Facebook.  My friend was one of 200,000 people who had shared it.  I thought it sounded sketchy so I googled the “facts”.  It turns out it was not true.  There’s an … Continue reading

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It’s because of who God is

Someone asked me a question about a certain Scripture and it led me to Jude 24: “Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious … Continue reading

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When we get offended by a sermon

I love listening to Francis Chan preach.  Years worth of his sermons are online and I often watch/listen to them.  It’s not unusual for God to use Francis’ words to help me (or make me) me see my shortcomings in … Continue reading

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A hope and a future no matter how bleak it looks

So we hang in there. We keep raising kids. We keep living in this world. All the while, doing our best to tell everyone we love and care about of this future hope. Continue reading

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