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Need Direction?
May 18, 2012
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It is one thing to believe in God, but quite another to be led by God.  It is one thing to believe in Jesus, but quite another to follow Jesus.  Who’s lead are you following?  Are you doing the job that God led you to or one that you chose to do?  Do you live […]
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Marriages that Minister
March 10, 2012
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We hear a lot about Marriage Ministry, but not nearly enough about Marriages that Minister.  Marriage ministries are those ministries that look to enhance and heal marriages that are either starting or are in trouble.  Marriage ministry is critical and an essential part of the life of the church, but I believe we have not […]
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Discovering our “I Must” Plan
February 20, 2012
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We have a lot of things we want to do, ought to do, and that we need to do, but what would it be like to live primarily from what we “must” do?  Look how Jesus lived by an “I Must” plan.  “He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer […]
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Upper Room Friendships
February 6, 2012
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Has anyone cast a vision for friendship for you?  Most of us have grown up without any vision for the importance of developing deep intimate friendships.  The quality of our life cannot rise above the quality of our friendships.  If we are not experiencing deep vibrant friendship with others we are not experiencing deep vibrant […]
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Living Without Fences
January 29, 2012
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Fences are primarily used to keep something from getting in or to keep something from getting out.   They are there to protect and isolate.  They can be a picture of something much deeper going on within our hearts.  We all have spiritual and emotional fences.  We can put up self protection fences in an attempt […]
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Overcoming Relational Complacency
December 3, 2011
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For me, the months of December and January are becoming more and  more contemplative.  What I mean by that is that I am spending more time reflecting upon the year and then focusing on the new year to come.  The older I get this reflection is not so much goal oriented as it is stewardship […]
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How Relationships Work
November 11, 2011
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I know at one time or another we all have wondered how relationships work.  Or, we have wondered if it is even possible to know how relationships work.  We were not taught the importance of relationship building, nor was it modeled for most of  us.   No one is an island.  All our relationships are integrated […]
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Developing Healthy Circles of Friendship
October 17, 2011
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Are you developing healthy circles of friendship or are you being conformed to just a  network of fragmented friendships.    The scripture says that the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy.  One of his evil tactics is to fragment our relationships and keep us busy and attempting to manage a growing linear stream of relationships.  […]
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Fighting for Unity
September 14, 2011
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Unity is required for growing healthy relationships.  Unity flows from the very essence of God.  The only way we can make sense of the universal desire for unity and the only way we ultimately can attain unity is by having a unified relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  God exists in perfect unity; […]
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Family, Friends, Roadtrips & Surfing
August 17, 2011
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This is post 9 of 9 on Awakening to Authentic Community Our family, all seven of us, recently loaded up into our Suburban and headed west to California for some beach time and surfing.  This is becoming a wonderful annual event for us.  This year we invited a few other families to join us on this […]