Mountain Climbing 101
Bethany continues to make progress day by day, inch by inch. Slowly, she is climbing what may very well be the biggest mountain of her short yet amazing little life. We thank you for your continued...
View ArticleFavorite New Year Planning Posts for Church Leaders
Your favorite posts on my blog have often come during the New Year window. And I always enjoy creating new content at this time year just for you. Here are some top posts from my last five years...
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TODAY'S SAINT : JAN. 1 : MARY MOTHER OF GOD
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodFeast: January 1Information: Feast Day:January 1The solemnity of the Mother of God, which now coincides with the octave-day of Christmas and the beginning of the new...
View ArticleNEW YEAR'S DAY MASS ONLINE - MARY MOTHER OF GOD - JAN. 1, 2013
The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of GodLectionary: 18Reading 1 Nm 6:22-27The LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you...
View ArticleFast Forward!
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear...
View ArticleUPDATE: Doctors say blood clot located in Clinton's head
UPDATE: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage and should make a full recovery, her doctors said Monday. In a...
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Goal for 2013: Be Authentic
God Hates Fake Stuff “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give...
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Birthday, Last Day, Good Day
Noël’s birthday was on December 27. My last day as Lead Pastor for Preaching is today, December 31. I’ve been in this role at Bethlehem for thirty-two and a half years today. Remarkably, Noël turned 65...
View ArticleCommunity, Culture, and the Church . . . Making Room for All Three
I hope it doesn’t seem off-point for a post on this site to step away, briefly, from the normal discussions of seminary life, training, and experiences. Since seminary students are trained by schools,...
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Sobriety is Being Able to Laugh Again
If you looked closely at pictures in our family photo album, you could probably determine by my eyes whether certain pictures were taken “before the porn,” ”during the porn,” or “after the porn.”...
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PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR; HAPPY NEW YEAR
PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR; HAPPY NEW YEAR I PRAY THAT ALL YOUR DESIRES FOR GOOD AND ALL THAT YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH LAST YEAR BE FULFILLED IN NO TIME THIS YEAR, THAT WHEN PEOPLE SHALL SEE YOU,...
View ArticleGreat Blogging Content eBook
This is the fifth eBook that I’ve compiled together like my previous eBooks that focuses on great blogging content. It’s perfect for those that want a companion guide on their desk instead and like...
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Carkour — Idiot performs stunts on strangers’ cars stopped in traffic
(via Stuff I Stole)
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Farewell 2012...
This has been an eventful year to say the least. I started off the year with whooping cough. We got hardwood floors and repainted our entire house.We had a wonderful family vacation in Williamsburg,......
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Word from Scotland: No man faithfully carries the cross without receiving a...
We are in John Chapter 19 at verse 16 where Pilate hands Jesus Christ over to them to be crucified. Over to them? Over to whom? To those in the hands of the enemy of Almighty God – religious leaders...
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Sudan bombings kill more Nuba Christians around Christmas
Non-Arab Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains said they feel forgotten after Sudanese air forces killed at least 11 of the faithful in bombings before and after Christmas, according to area sources. ...
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