Author: Shannon Greer
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E A R S / /
Friend – allow me to lean in here – and remind you that just because someone says all the right words – “Jesus,” “God,” “Peace,” “Love,” etc.- doesn’t’ mean that they are speaking truth. I can summon my Pentecostal roots and can preach Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” with fire, fury and passion and I…
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T W O D O L L A R S
Last night we launched a joint venture between RiverChurch Chattanooga, Cadence Coffee, and a handful of nonprofits that are connected to the church and the shop. We are actively pursuing the purchase of 706 Market Street, which will be the home of The Oasis Center. You can go learn more about The Oasis Center here.…
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1 0 0 S T E P S : :
Since 2009 the journey for RiverChurch has been nothing less than adventurous. What started with living room prayer meetings, to a creepy old office complex, to a miniature model church building (built by an architecture firm specializing in designing church buildings), to Saturday Church in a coffee shop, to our weekly Sunday gatherings at Cadence…
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W I N D O W S & M I R R O R S
We live in a very “me first” world. When I was younger I thought “narcissism” was just an adjective to describe someone who thought they were all of that and a bag of chips. Turns out narcissism has actually been classified as an actual personality disorder: “Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition…
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D E A R D A D ::
It’s your 75th Birthday today. Like so many of your birthdays during my adult years, this day is commemorated with a simple phone call and the gift of hearing each others voice. There is something so comforting, familiar, and right when I hear you pick up the phone . . . . every time…
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Thermostats & Thermometers ::
We started a study of Philippians at RiverChurch this past Sunday. Preparing for this series has hit me harder than most with a greater sense of conviction than I’ve encountered in a while. I guess the preacher’s preaching to the preacher on this one. Paul’s writes his letter to the Philippian followers of Christ,…
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B I G G E R : :
I was awake again before my alarm today. In part because of another early morning marathon of thoughts running laps in my head, but also in part because it seems the seasonal allergies have decided to make an early visit. I got up, and found my usual morning spot on the sofa, looking through the…
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C A P A C I T Y : :
It’s another restless night that has led to an early morning rising. My alarm won’t go off for another hour yet, but I’ve tossed and turned, until I simply had to just get up. My brain space is at capacity. So many thoughts running through my head and I don’t have room for all…
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P E R S P E C T I V E : :
“M” came to the front door this morning. He can’t come inside because he’s acted out too many times. My daughter took a cup of coffee out to him and he sat there at our outdoor bar. I needed to work in my office, but he was outside talking to himself again. So in an…
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T R A S H
Bruce handed Wayne his bag of new things – new clothing items to replace the soiled ones he was wearing. He also handed him two trash bags – a white one and a black one. He suggested that Wayne go change, and put the soiled clothes in the black bag, and the extra new clothes…