Collapse of Distinction – Scott McKain

This book caught my eye in the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program that I am a part of.
I loved the title of this book and honestly I really enjoyed the concepts of this book.  McKain spends a great deal of time showing the reader that most businesses, and in my case, most churches, don’t [...]

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Sacred Marriage

This book took me a while to get through likely because 1) it was required reading for marriage counseling and required readings mess with my mind and 2) because of Gary Thomas’ writing style (he writes in a very straightforward and dry way that leaves me yearning for some humor or life. 
Despite going into this [...]

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my prayer for today

“Sovereign God, expand my vision of You today. Give me some grasp of Your majesty and declare to me Your glory. Then draw me to my knees in awe and reverential worship. Amen.”

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dying wishes

I saw a link today that I thought I should share with you. 
Here it is:
1001 Books you must read before you die.
At the end of my life, I wish that I could say that I read that many books, among many other things. 
What do you want to see have happened in your life at the [...]

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links

Some links for you to take a moment and look through:

Violins and hip hop.  How can this be leveraged in a church setting? 
What you do after you do your thing (in this case specifically, it is preaching) can be just as important as what you do preparing.  Check it out at Furtick’s blog here. 
I love Seth Godin’s blog.  [...]

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the church

There is nothing like the local church when it’s working right.  Its beauty is indescribable.  Its power is breathtaking.  Its potential is unlimited.  It comforts the grieving and heals the broken in the context of community.  It builds bridges to seekers and offers truth to the confused.  It provides resources for those in need and [...]

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Tozer for the day

I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the
Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and
turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.”  – A.W. Tozer

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