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Haters Gon’ Hate 3

Jan

26

2012

I think we’ve all run across the phrase “haters gon’ hate” at one point or another in life. I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately reflecting on the phrase as it applies to the church. Let me start out with a video from Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church. Now, I get it, when ...

Who Saves Your Life From the Pit 2

Nov

30

2011

…who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion… (Psalm 103:4) I’ve been thinking about this verse lately, and it, and the feedback I received from my last post, sparked me to share another personal story I hope will be helpful. There are a handful of times in my life ...

Penn State Anger

Nov

10

2011

As the news of sex scandal at Penn State continues to come out I’ve found myself incredibly angry and emotional, a little more than I thought necessarily appropriate. I’m incredibly angry at what happened to these innocent children. I’m upset that the career of one of colleges most-respected coaches has to end this way. I’m ...

Goo Goo Dolls Come to Mansfield

Oct

30

2010

The Goo Goo Dolls played at Decker Gym on Sunday, October 24. We were fortunate enough to get tickets and went to the show with our friends Dan, Andrea and Roxanne. The show was AMAZING! We caught the tail end of the opening act and got decent seats for GGD. The guys seemed down to ...

The Appearance of Evil? 3

Oct

18

2010

How many times have you heard “abstain from all appearance of evil…” in reference to some situation in your life or in the lives of others? This comes from 1 Thessalonians 5:22. The more I’ve read about this verse recently, the more I’m convinced that we aren’t applying it properly to our lives. Here’s why. ...

What We Can Learn From Glee 1

Oct

7

2010

I will start this post off with a caveat, I do not agree with everything on the show Glee. In fact there is quite a lot I don’t agree with. If you need to, please re-read this sentence a couple of times, so that the point sticks in. Now to the good stuff. Last night’s ...

All You Need is Love

Oct

6

2010

“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 “All you need is love…” – The Beatles I feel like some things I’ve posted recently between my blog and Facebook have been misconstrued as an attack on people who adopt. Please know this – that could ...

The Church and Abortion

Oct

5

2010

I’ve recently had many heated discussion on abortion and adoption in the church. Through those debates people have said that the church is doing its part by voting on abortion, etc. That is not the case. Let me gives some numbers to back that up. In the 2008 election season, According to InfoPlease, there were ...

Adoption Frustration 2

Oct

4

2010

Warning: this post may be offensive to some. You’ve been warned. I’ve had a lot of back and forth over the last month or so, mostly on Facebook, on the subjects of abortion and adoptions – two very sensitive subjects with strong opinions and emotions on each side. Many people say, “they’re not mutually exclusive.” ...

God is Faithful 2

Sep

11

2010

I thought today would be a great time to share a testimony of God’s faithfulness in our lives over the past 18 months. As many of you know, we had a miscarriage in March of 2009. It was an event that almost devastated us. I questioned God. I was angry at Him. How could He ...