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  • Who Do People Say I Am?

    Who Do People Say I Am?

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    Matthew 16:13 / When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” Can you imagine this moment for Jesus’ disciples? They’ve seen Jesus feed thousands with a couple of fish sandwiches… fish and chips basically. They’ve just heard him lecture them about holding…

  • How I’m Praying for My Son

    How I’m Praying for My Son

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    I’m not a seasoned parent. I can’t offer tons of advice on discipline or how to raise a godly child. But, I am is a praying parent.

  • A Better Way to Lead

    A Better Way to Lead

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    Today is my last day at the office… Of my current job/church that is. It ends a 6.5 year journey with some incredible people. The first day I arrived, I was a 23 year old who just felt a call to a community and to a church. Today, I’m leaving as the Campus Pastor that…

  • Rethinking Investing

    Rethinking Investing

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    Investing: to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. (Dictionary.com) In the financial realm, investing is only wise when you see a potential for a profit for yourself. Talk to anyone that’s ever invested any money in anything and they did…

  • The Limitations of Reluctance

    The Limitations of Reluctance

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    Growing up, I had a lot of people that tried to get me to do something by uttering a simple but really profound phrase. It went…

  • Overcoming Irritation By Interruption

    Overcoming Irritation By Interruption

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    Life is full of interruptions. We thought it was gonna go one way but it went another. We thought we were going to reach the goal by May, something happened and we’re still working. We were scheduled to be there, but we’re still here.

  • Because Someone Else Did

    Because Someone Else Did

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    Just a quick thought today… None of us are a product of ourselves. There is no true “self made” man. The reason we are where we are is because someone else did something. They chose to have a child. They chose to leave a legacy. They chose to start the organization. They chose to work…

  • These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

    These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

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    Goals. Many of us have them, few of us actually achieve them. Sometimes, it’s because we don’t have the discipline to change what needs to be changed or do what needs to be done. Sometimes, we don’t accomplish our goals because we don’t consider the time it’ll take or we don’t make them specific enough…

  • Leader! Slow Down!

    Leader! Slow Down!

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    As a young leader leader person, it’s tempting to be in a hurry… ALL THE TIME. We have a lot to do. I have a lot to do. But something I’ve noticed lately is that opportunities for myself and for me to bless others come when I slow down.

  • Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

    Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

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    Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In the 1960’s, Stanford did a now famous study where they put kids into a room with a marshmallow or cookie and told them that they could eat the marshmallow or cookie now or wait 15 minutes…