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I don’t do resolutions because I have enough failure in my life. That may be putting it too harshly but then again, maybe not. I read Mark Batterson’s blog all the time and this is what he threw down today… “Moving forward, I feel like I need more margin. It comes back to this simple [...]

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It’s 1,000 degrees in this room and I’m antsy, anxious, irritable. I hate waiting. I hate it in hospitals. There is no clearer testament as to how powerless we are than a hospital waiting room. The staff try to make it as comfortable as possible – constant updates from the nurses, free beverages. It’s a [...]

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I think it’s awesome that God sometimes ‘themes’ our weeks. Like this week – I’ve had 4 different encounters with other leaders and as Divine Coincidence would have it, all of them centered around the same topic – discipleship, spiritual formation. How does your church do this? How do you define it? How do you [...]

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Here’s the next series we are doing…

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We had over 35 volunteers drive up to the Potowatomi on Saturday to pull off a Christmas party for the Boys and Girls Club there. We brought 300 gifts plus chili and candy. Before this weekend, the most people that showed up for something like this was 5 or 6. Then over 200 children showed [...]

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She ran into the church, poked her head in my office and said — “Would you let a Catholic use your restroom?” I laughed. “Absolutely. And we won’t even charge you for it!” Nothing like a little Protestant/Catholic humor to end the day. On her way out, she poked her head back in my office [...]

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By now you probably know more than what you wanted to know about a 2.30 am car crash concerning the world’s greatest golfer and his ensuing apologies — for both the crash and his ‘transgressions.’ I’ve actually turned off the sports radio this week because I’m just sick of hearing about it. I’m sick of [...]

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A good friend of mine sent this to me with this intro: Grant, What’s up? I thought of our I-70 drive to ski when I saw this. I think I’ve finally forgiven you. Gene The Gene in question was a life group member/elder/friend/mentor in all things handy when we lived in Parker. The day he [...]

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I’m hardly ever on Facebook now — thank you, Twitter. So while I miss all the Farm/Mafia/Bejeweled stuff…occasionally I miss something very, very, very funny. My sister made the following video over at JibJab. I’ve now got to figure out a way to repay the favor. Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

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Major h/t to Robert Terrell on this one. I dare you not to smile. Simply awesome and it answers the age old question of how silent monks worshiped.

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