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Those Crazy Christians
Sadly, in December of 2011, I lost a good friend, Stephen Getzelemann. As Stephen battled against a Strep A infection, our church surrounded he and his wife and son. It seemed like everyone was praying and pitching in to help, … Continue reading
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Freedom’s Responsibility
I loved one of the illustrations from Pastor Matt‘s sermon on Sunday. I’ll get to that in a minute. The gist of the message was that we are called to “serve one another” (Galatians 5:13-16). In fact, God has set … Continue reading
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God Space
I am re-reading Doug Pollack’s book, “God Space.” I completely resonate with his heart to connect with and build bridges into the lives of those who are not-yet-Christ-followers. Like me, he seems to want to love people where they are, … Continue reading
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Getzelmania – A 5k Run on May 19th
I’m sure I’ll be posting a lot more about this in the coming days, but I hope you’ll be a part of the 5k run/walk a team from The Bridge is planning in memory of our good friend Stephen Getzelmann. … Continue reading
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Becoming Passionate Teammates – Three Phases of Love
I know CS Lewis tells us there are four loves, but at the Becoming Passionate Teammates marriage workshop, Bob and Deb shared with us three phases or types of love that I think everyone needs to know about. The first … Continue reading
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Mission Trip to Amsterdam
“Why Amsterdam?” is probably the most often asked question we get about why we are targeting that community for a mission trip. The assumption behind that question is that there are other places that need to hear about God’s love … Continue reading
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Found People Find People
Just read a blog post about a fellow pastor who took his child out to get ice cream. The store was crowded and he had her by the hand. He let loose of her hand to do something and turned to … Continue reading
Back from A’dam
So Tim, Brad and I made it back from Amsterdam. Wow. It is amazingly difficult to summarize the experience. We encountered so many different things. I expected to see a lot more blatent immorality than I did, ie public marijuana … Continue reading
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World Vision Experience: AIDS Update
Wow! The World Vision Experience: AIDS was just that – Wow! What a moving experience it was to walk through the eyes of an African child who’s life is turned upside down because of the AIDS epidemic. Thank you to … Continue reading
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Strong Woman
Just a quick post, as I have been utterly unfaithful in posting in a while. Recently I heard on the radio that Tiger Woods wife, Elin, was working towards reconciliation with Tiger. My first thought to this would be “awesome.” … Continue reading
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