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Today I announced the closing of Arlington Believers Church.  The reasons were many but the core of it was the fact that I loved this congregation and wanted what was best for them.  I honestly believe that they will be better served at another church.  It was a very sad day for me but I [...]

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I want to take a minute to address all of Harold Camping followers for a minute.  As 6 PM inches across the globe, a few things have become apparent.  Jesus will not be returning today, Harold Camping was wrong, He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. You have been deceived. I know it’s a lot [...]

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Last night, Obama stood before the nation and the world and delivered news that had been too long coming.  Osama bin Laden, orchestrator of the horrific 9-11 attacks, had been hunted down and killed.  No doubt more details will be forthcoming but the initial news led to much rejoicing in my FaceBook and Twitter feeds, [...]

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If you haven’t heard the backstory on the new “social movement” that will no doubt be coming to your community soon, I urge you to read the backstory here.  In a nutshell, when a police officer was giving a talk about how women could avoid being sexually assaulted, he made the comment that women should [...]

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I’m reading Gabe Lyons’ new book The Next Christians and while I will do a full review later, one theme in particular keeps popping up that I think is indicative of some of the problems I have with the Emergent movement as a whole.  One of the points the author makes is that the next [...]

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Mar 12:31  The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these." It wasn’t too long ago that I was counseling a young woman that had been in some difficult situations in life and was struggling to deal with the repercussions.  She was making progress for [...]

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John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. [...]

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Wow!  That’s probably the best one word review of this book I could give.  Every night I would read a chapter in this book and every night I was challenged, convicted and inspired to a deeper and more radical walk with my Lord.  The big idea of this book is that typical American Christianity has [...]

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Well the election results are in and it looks good for the Republicans and bad for the Democrats.  While I can only hope that this means a return to fiscal responsibility and smaller government, (do I dare dream of a balanced budget?) it’s important to remember that regardless of how the election goes, God is [...]

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