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Tag Archives: change
The Things We Leave Behind
My wife and I are getting ready to move out of our apartment. Transient millennials that we are, the three years we’ve spent here is the longest I’ve ever lived in one place since childhood. I’m excited for a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Perry, change, following Jesus, Hudson River Presbytery, letting go, mainline churches, transitions
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Circus Reflections
While on the road recently, I passed a billboard advertising the final tour of the Ringling Brothers Circus. I had briefly registered an article about the passing of the circus earlier this year, but the billboard brought it home and … Continue reading
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Tagged change, church, circus, God, Hudson River Presbytery, institutions, Robert Trawick
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Jesus Is Not An Enabler
From the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry we learn a very troubling lesson: Our messiah is not an enabler. You see Jesus is not here to do anything for us… He is here to empower us to go out into … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Maddalone, baptism, change, empower, Hudson River Presbyery
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Broken Hearted
In a recent gathering of clergy I heard a presentation by Andy Stanley of Atlanta on change. In it he asked two questions based on his reading from the book of Nehemiah, where Nehemiah first hears of the awful things … Continue reading
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Tagged broken hearts, change, Charleston, Hudson River Presbytery, Jeff Farley, Jesus
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Game Changer
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (2 Corinthians 5: 17) The 2015 NBA finals are upon us! On Wednesday, the National Basketball Association’s Golden State … Continue reading
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Tagged agility, change, church, Hudson River Presbytery, innovation, Rhonda Kruse
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