Tag Archives: repentance

Overcoming the same mistakes

Posted on December 12, 2021 by He stirs up the people...

I was asked to put on meatballs Tuesday morning for a funeral dinner. I put the meatballs and marinara in a crock pot and turned it on. It was then that I remembered my blog post from Sunday, which I … Continue reading →

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You rarely know what’s inside

Posted on July 13, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

For the last month or so a crew has been putting a new roof on the church.  Over half the church had a flat roof before, and now the entire roof will be a gabled roof.  The new roof looks … Continue reading →

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Looking for mushrooms

Posted on May 1, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I’ve heard several people talk about going out to look for mushrooms over the last month. I have never gone out looking for mushrooms, but I have certainly seen them around. Continue reading →

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The truth is the truth no matter what you believe

Posted on August 2, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

Last week as a group of us worked on homes in the Kanawha County, WV area that were flooded in late June.  We’ve taken several teams over several weeks.  At this point, most of the nearly 30 people who have … Continue reading →

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And then the unexpected happened

Posted on June 25, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

“Group starts to sing and then THIS happens…” “Reporter doesn’t see this coming…” “Boy asks girl out and you won’t believe what happens next…” Continue reading →

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What it means to love your neighbor

Posted on October 6, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

It is not loving to let people live in their sin and rebellion. That’s easy. True love is difficult. True love calls people to repentance. Continue reading →

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Grace doesn’t permit sin. Grace forgives sin.

Posted on August 11, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

There has to be some law, meaning something to which we measure ourselves against so that we may see our need for grace. And that is love. Continue reading →

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Truth in love

Posted on October 22, 2014 by He stirs up the people...

…it’s fairly easy to stand before a congregation and tell them God loves them. It is more difficult to stand before a congregation and call sin sin and call them to repent. Continue reading →

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Peace at any Price?

Posted on February 6, 2014 by He stirs up the people...

In our reading through the New Testament, today’s reading is Mark chapter 9.  The chapter ends with Jesus telling the disciples to have peace with one another.  Some people take a verse like that and run with it believing Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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A Sorrow that leads to repentance

Posted on December 2, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

Sending you out of the church sad and with a guilty feeling is not the goal. Sending you out with the joy of forgiveness is the goal. Continue reading →

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