Category: Church
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No Batteries Needed.
Its Easter weekend, the biggest weekend on the Church calendar, and this year Easter has taken on an entirely . . . . different feel. Its’ simpler. Now, I’m sure that there are some pastors who are really bummed about not having a normal Easter weekend. After all this is THE weekend when we pull…
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Ready
So this global pandemic and lots of other crazy stuff happening lately has me thinking more and more about the return of Jesus. Scripture points to circumstances, just like we see right now, as indicators of His return. Now I’m not going to all Revelation, End Times Prophecy Timeline on you. But something inside of…
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Isaac
Disclaimer: This post is nearly three times longer than my typical posts. I’ve had several folks reach out and ask how we are doing, and haven’t really had the words to express. I know people everywhere are having to deal with the challenges of their present reality in their own unique way. Countless others have…
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Basic Church 101 -“Community”
I know this whole COVID – 19 thing is crazy and causing a lot of unsettledness in our world. The effect of this virus has reached every part of our society including the doors of the Church. Now, just about every community of faith is faced with decisions concerning how, when, & where they will…
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Nine
Nine. I’m sure there is some sort of great spiritual significance to the number nine. But this weekend the number nine is significant because it was that many years ago that RiverChurch Chattanooga officially launched. This weekend always brings a great deal of reflection for me, every year. Lots of memories. Lots of mountain tops.…
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More Than A Cup Of Coffee
“Medium or Dark Roast?” “Room for Cream?” “For here or to go?” “Can I get a name for that order?” When you walk through our doors, it sounds, looks, and smells like your typical coffee shop. But can I let you in on a little secret? We’re not just there to serve coffee. We’re there to…
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Please. Just Stop.
I saw this man yesterday morning. Sleeping in the doorway of a church down the street from my shop. I thought about him all day long. If you could have heard the thoughts running through my mind . . . “How sad! Sleeping in the doorway of a church.” “They’d probably run him off if…
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My Outlaw’s Prayer
I was riding along yesterday and was “scanning” through local radio stations when this “country classic” came on. I’ve never heard the song before in my life. As I endured the slow twangy ballad, I was intrigued by the story and I thought to myself, “Surely this kind of thing hasn’t REALLY happened.” I didn’t…
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Jesus and a Can of Sardines
“You don’t know how good this stuff looks until your hungry!” That’s what Roy said today as I took him to our little food pantry that I told you about yesterday. I suppose he’s one of the first people to receive anything from the pantry. He looked like a kid at Christmas. He picked up…
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Enough is Enough
She stopped me in my tracks today. Darlene, one of our church family members, dropped by Cadence / RiverChurch earlier and in the course of our conversation said “I just can’t bear the thought of people going through our trash for food!” That’s what slapped me in the face. “Who’s going through our trash, Darlene?”…