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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
The #NTvember Challenge
Can you read the whole New Testament in the month of November? That's my challenge to you. I'm going to commit to reading the New Testament in the next 30 days, and I want you to do it, too! It's definitely possible. The New Testament is only 260 chapters, and it is...
read moreFive Things I Ask Our Small Group Leaders To Do
At the beginning of each week I send an email to our small group leaders to encourage them as well as let them in on what the lesson will be about on Sunday and give them the questions for their small groups to discuss. This week I included a list of things that I'd...
read moreWhat I Learned from Dr. Harold Willmington
This week I learned that one of the great professors at Liberty University, Dr. Harold Willmington, passed away. His son announced the news on Facebook with a picture of an empty bed and the caption, "Finally home." While I didn't have Harold Willmington as a...
read moreYou are Valuable
Not too long ago, I heard the story of a young man who felt worthless. He felt that everything he did was ending in failure. He couldn't see how he could get out of the despair he felt because of the bad things that were happening in his life. I'm sure he's not the...
read moreAn Incredible Story of Contentment
Yesterday in church, our pastor preached about being content. It was a sermon out of Philippians 4 where Paul says he has learned to be content in every circumstance. You can watch the whole sermon here if you'd like. At the end of the service, John, one of our...
read moreFive Retreat Reminders
I have taught many courses about planning retreats and camps, and I've participated in a ton of them, but there's always something I can learn from any experiences. This weekend we had our "Fall Retreat" with our students, and I was reminded of some things that I...
read moreThe God of the Hills and Valleys
I don't know why, but I hadn't heard this song until a few weeks ago. The lyrics are incredible. For our family, this past year has been a year full of hills and valleys. Things are constantly changing, and even when you think you have reached a mountain top, you...
read moreDerek’s Testimony
One of my friends from church went with me on the trip to Cuba, and he shared his testimony one night for the youth group. His story is amazing, and I wanted to be sure I got it on video and share it with more people. Since you probably couldn't be there with us, I'd...
read moreLasting Impact by Using Your Gifts
I just returned from another trip. This time we took a team of eleven of us from our church. We were certainly a diverse group. We had an engineer, two students, a hair dresser, two pastors, one pastor's wife, a missionary with YWAM, and a very special six year old....
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