May 23
The magnificent book of Hebrews is drawing to a close. But before the writer puts down his pen, he offers three instructions for Christians and their leaders. In studying these instructions, I noticed that you can make application for three time stages. Please consider your relationship to each of these leaders you have had in …
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May 04
There is an unspoken rivalry existing in our world today. None of us want to admit it, but we all think our kid is the best. Ask our classroom teachers and our coaches. They run into parents weekly that have a distorted view of reality when it comes to their “special” child. Secretly we all believe …
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May 02
What is faith? We hear the term faith used so very much today. From discussions about different types of faith to ones’ personal faith. The term certainly has different meanings depending upon context and usage. But a basic understanding of the term is needed to cut through the chaos. Recently, I have been studying the …
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Apr 30
This is a post for all you guys out there! I know most of you rarely read a blog post. But I am glad you are reading this, even if you are just doing it because she told you too! It is hard to stay focused on being a husband! We are selfish with all of …
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Apr 28
I just realized that the last post, How About a Ladies’ Night? was my 500th post. Pretty crazy that I have written 500 posts! I started in November of 2012. I have slowed down some over recent months, but I still enjoy blogging and plan on continuing to use it as a medium to encourage …
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Apr 28
I am proud of our ladies at Seven Oaks. This past Friday they held their 10th annual Ladies’ Night. Many churches have ladies’ days, which are very effective and have their place in the church. But our ladies wanted to do something different ten years back. So they started a ladies’ night. Ladies love to …
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Apr 25
Sometimes, us as Christians, get too comfortable with sin being a part of our lives. We allow it to hang around, rationalizing that the key is just not going fully into a life of sin. We develop a thought in our minds that the error is just falling away from the Lord and embracing sin. …
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Apr 18
Amanda is teaching the kids about the Civil Rights movement and segregation in the South. They are reading a historical fiction children’s book about Birmingham in 1963. To accompany this study we watched a documentary yesterday made in 1997 called “4 Little Girls” about the 16th Street Baptist church of Birmingham bombing that killed four …
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Apr 13
We hear regularly about how God is so loving and patient. In modern American Christianity, God is extolled for his great love, patience, and kindness. His forgiveness and mercy are trumpeted from the water cooler to the pulpit. But for the most part, people live like they want to live, indulging in selfishness and sin, …
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