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Playing Hurt

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21 Years Ago ... Terry Tanner Tribute in CS

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Books I'm Reading Spring 2020

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What are you reading?

Ten Steps to Breaking the 200 Barrier?

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Came across this book by Bill sullivan. Interesting book as is it only takes 10 steps and puff its done. Anyways ....Here they are: 1. Examine your motive 2.Intensify your praying 3. Increase your faith 4.Set a Barrier Breaking Goal 5. Think through your plan 6. Focus on the Critical Few 7. Create Excitement 8. Launch a Growth Thrust 9. Evangelize First 10.Lead the Change. I think it there isn't a magic formula to growth rather to be Who God called you to be. Growth comes, plans, and trying to be Jesus' hands and feet. Thoughts?

Dangerous Wonder - Mike Yaconelli Tracy illustration.

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This illustration is from Mike Yaconelli's book, which I've used several times. pg. 58-60. A must book for anyone. Last year Bill Harley, singer, songwriter, and storyteller, told a marvelous story on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. It is the story of a young girl who ended up break­ ing the rules, rejecting the expectations of all around her, because she loved with abandon. Here is her story: Last year, my young son played T-ball. . . . Needless to say, I was delighted when Dylan wanted to play. . . . Now on the other team there was a girl I will call Tracy. Tracy came each week. I know, since my son's team always played her team. She was not very good. She had coke-bottle glasses and hearing aids on each ear. She ran in a loping, carefree way, with one leg pulling after the other, one arm windmilling wildly in the air. Everyone in the bleachers cheered for her, regard- less of what team their progeny played for. In all the games I saw, she ne

The Unquenchable Worshipper: Matt Redman - Illustration.

The yeaR IS 1744. HymN writeR CHaRles wesLey IS IN Leeos, eNgLaND, HOLDING a pRayeR meet - INg; IN aN upstaIRS Room. SUDDeNly tHeRe IS a cRack IN tHe floORBOaRDS, foLLoweD BY a massIVe cRash, aND tHe wHoLe flooR coLLapses. aLL 100 people CRaSH Right tHROUgH tHe ceIL­ INg INtO tHe Room Below. tHe place IS IN cHaos-some aRe scReamINf;, some aRe cRy ­ IN some JUSt Sit IN SHOCk. But as tHe DUSt settles, Wesley, WOUNDeD aND Lying IN a Heap, cries out, "feaR Not! tHe LoRD is witH us; ouR lIVes aRe aLL safe." aND tHeN He BReaks out INtO tHe DOXOLOGy: "pRaise f;OD, faom WHOm aLL BLeSSINGS f ow"-peRHaps a BIZaRRe CHOICe of SONG;, CONSIDeRING; WHat Has JUSt HappeNeD ! But HeRe's tHe poiNt: WHILe eveRyoNe else was stiLL LickING; tHeIR WOUNDS, tHe HeaRt of tHIS UNStoppaBLe WORSHippeR was RespONDING WltH uNsHakaBle pRaise

May 1998

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Article from 5 years Ago

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An Article from 2015

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Things They Don't Teach You in Bible College.

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There are a lot of things they don't teach you in Bible College. A lot of it has to be learned from the school of hard knocks. One of course is how to deal with a pandemic. Other topics such as computer skills, videology, social media, relationships, finances, buildings, and so forth. Here are some items I've come across the way: 1. What you keep them with is what you win them with. So if gimmicks and games guess what have to continue to do? Thus balance. Tools can be a good thing but not the focus. I remember attending a church that was so glad to be wearing "Football Jerseys" and the focus tended to be on the clothes they wore that Sunday rather than on Jesus. 2. Use Current Available resources. FREE is good. Read a lot. Borrow. Listen to others. Try not to reinvent the wheel, but use it to fit your context. See what others are doing and learn. Waypoint Church Partners puts together webinars that great in this area. 3. Know the "Why?" The questi

Book I'm Currently Reading ....

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Do It Again Prayer 2020.

Dear Lord, We're still hoping we'll wake up. We're still hoping we'll open a sleepy eye and think, What a horrible dream. How could this have happened? Just a moment ago moms were packing school lunches. Just a moment ago chefs were planning the day’s menu. Just a moment ago arenas were noisy, brides were walking down the aisle, and neighbors were discussing the weather. In just a moment, everything changed. A phantom disease invaded our peace, our plans, and our security. In a heartbeat our language and behaviors were upended. Even young children understand the term “social distancing,” “quarantine,” and “Covid-19.” Grandma isn’t allowed visitors in her nursing home. Workers are telecommuting, zooming, and skyping in their baseball caps and slippers. Handshakes and hugs have been put on indefinite hold. This strange season has introduced a level of fear we haven’t seen since 9/11. Fear of what might come. Fear of touching. Fear of exposure. Fear of