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Sifting Sand In Ecuador. A Lesson Learned.
Have you ever sifted sand? Sifting sand that will be used for building? In deep thought this morning reflecting on some of my own past and thinking about a friend who is struggling right now. The thought of sifting sand came into my mind. When we do things that make us feel shame and guilt, …
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Mission Trips. What Are They and Who Are They For?
In 2015 my oldest son and I went on our first “Mission Trip”. I was hesitant and was convinced that this wasn’t my thing. The trip was to Guatemala to help do some work at an orphanage outside of a small town. I really had no idea what I was getting into or what to …
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Leaving Mega Church After 11 Years. What Happened.
And just like that, our relationship with our church home was severed. You know, I gave an analogy to a close friend the other day. I said to her, “Lets say you have an amazingly beautiful yard. You enjoy stepping out on the back porch, folding your arms and looking at the beauty you’ve tended to. Your neighbor behind you hollers over and says, “Hey man! Good to see ya! What are ya doing!?” You say, “Oh, I’m just standing here admiring my yard”! Your neighbor then invites you over to come view your yard from his vantage point. Now you’re looking at your yard from his back porch and wondering why it looks so bad. Dead weeds, mole holes, dog poop, etc.”.
Dissension In The End Days
To many people around the world, there is no doubt that we are living in the “End Days”. In the faith filled communities, that has becoming more apparent as the focus has shifted to “getting right with God”. If you remove yourself from your shoes and take a satellite view of the world, there is a whole bunch of...
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