community
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We aren’t politicized
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2 min read
Stop saying we’re too politicized. The word, and what we’re trying to say with it, is now pretty meaningless.
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When we can’t trust the process
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2 min read
Everything in life has a process. But when some decide a process can’t be trusted, we no longer have a process.
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They Take Offense
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8 min read
When Jesus goes home, he’s surprised by how he’s treated. How they’ve judged him without really knowing him. This is our contrast for what it means to love. They take offense and we move on from there. Proper 9B | Mark 6:1-13 When we moved down to Georgia some years ago, we knew fitting in…
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Our Guns, Our Idols – preventing the peace
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12 min read
I had this neighbor a few years ago. He made it really clear where he stands about guns. And about what he thinks about everything I value. Years ago, we moved to a small town in Michigan. A bit under 6,000 people and up against the big water. Water to the east, other communities to…
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We Grow Love Together
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4 min read
19. And it is through these groupings we come to embody the love of Christ in ourselves. Our culture gives us a false impression that we can do life alone. And our churches give us the same false impression about life and much more. It often teaches us that love of God is all that matters…
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The God of Community
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6 min read
18. For God’s greatest activity is in the form of community, as small as twos and threes. I’m going to get right to the point with you. Our primary concern is off base and our solutions are bad. The church is getting it’s view of redemption wrong, which makes it impossible to fix our problem of…