Who moved my (cheese) God? If you don’t feel close to God, guess who moved?
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Who moved my (cheese) God
Category: How Can You Tell?
How do you know if what you think matters really matters?
Across the street from the speaking venue is (was) Roy’s Record Shop (now for sale). Did Roy not see the digital tsunami? Did he try to adapt and change? Or did he see digital as a sign to bow out gracefully?
Doesn’t matter. And we hope for the best for Roy. But today’s message is simply this: How do you know if what you’re doing matters – and whether to hold steady, change, adapt, or bow out?
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How long should it take to feel comfortable in a church?
How long should it take to feel comfortable in a church? Tough question. Trick question. It all depends. It depends on the person. What they’re searching for. What they’ve found so far. The depth of their desire. The magnitude of their pain.
Jeremy Camp’s tour, and his first song spoke to this…We Cry Out!
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There are times you can just tell
Teaching last night after dinner, on the top hospital floor, I heard a helicopter. Immediately, intuitively, I said a brief prayer, knowing that it was dark, a helicopter was landing on the roof, and we were at a hospital. This couldn’t be good.
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Note: Occasionally, I’ll take a moment to share why I don’t bring closure to most posts. In this example, my thinking was, “How often do we go through the motions and miss opportunities to help someone, even if only for a second”. If we could, and we don’t…why?
Bonus: And then the hope would be…will thinking about this short, pithy post prompt anyone to try harder tomorrow.
Oh My Gosh, Dear Lord
Dear Lord, thank you for yesterday’s challenge? Oh my gosh, second straight month this child has tested my patience with disruptive behavior. Last month from the back row while Cheryl spoke. But yesterday, from the front row, while I spoke.
As obvious as the opposing fans behind the basketball backboard waving those noodles. But I’m completely engaged with launching the sermon – about Jesus’ authority of all topics. Aghast by his blatantly disrespectful mocking, and his undeterred behavior, even with my improvisation to call it out in hopes he’d stop.
I quickly drew every child’s attention to the image below and launched a different sermon than intended…
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