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I Love Your Church

July 11, 2016

I woke up with a heavy heart this morning. After reading about the removal of Perry Noble as pastor of Newspring Church, I…

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Wisdom About Friends

June 26, 2016

I’ve been preaching in Charleston which has been great, but I hate not being with the people of North Side today. I guess…

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How Do I Report Abuse? [Ministry Mandated Reporting]

June 16, 2016

Due to having to deal with abusive situations in my years as a pastor, I learned a lot by asking questions of friends who…

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Everyday Evangelism

June 5, 2016

We finished up our “Everyday Church” series today as we focused on “Everyday Evangelism.” I have loved how this series has started some…

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What Is Abuse? [Ministry Mandated Reporting]

June 3, 2016

I learned a lot in seminary, but there are some things they don’t train you for in seminary. One of those issues is…

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Everyday Mission

May 29, 2016

The question is not if we have been called.  It is where will we be going? Week 4 in our Everyday Church series…

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Everyday Pastoral Care

May 22, 2016

We had our 3rd week in our “Everyday Church” series.  Powerful time watching the light bulbs come on in our services.  People are…

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Everyday Community

May 15, 2016

In week 2 of our “Everyday Church” series, we talked about what the biblical community of a church is supposed to look like.…

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Life at the Margins

May 8, 2016

I can’t even begin to put into words what God was up to within our church family today.  I felt like an army…

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Everyday Church

May 4, 2016

Our elders read Everyday Church a few months back.  The book, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, is a fantastic, eye-opening read on…

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As for Me and My House

May 1, 2016

It was a great privilege to serve the people of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church in Laurens, SC.  I preached for the DNOW and…

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Church Competition

February 5, 2016

Serving as a pastor in the Bible Belt comes with quirky challenges. As a pastor, one of my greatest burdens is watching how…

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