Category: ministry in the marketplace
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J O
You’ve had a solid run, Josie Greer as our baker at Mayfly Coffee. You’ve made some killer scones, expanded our gluten free offerings all the while with a work ethic that is unparalleled. When most High School Juniors and Seniors were still sleeping you were up countless early mornings going up on the mountain to bake your…
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K E N Z I E
When she was in 8th grade she stepped behind our cash register at Cadence Coffee on 7th and started taking orders. She learned the skills she needed to become an excellent barista and equally excellent manager at not one but two locations. When I asked her to take the manager role at Mayfly she took the role…
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Sleeper
Oh God . . . We’ve been sleeping. We as in “Christians”, Your “sons & daughters,” “believers” the “faithful” ones. We. We’ve prayed for revival but we’ve fallen asleep while praying. Not knowing that You were longing for us to keep the night watch with You. The spirit is willing, but the…
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critical
I was reading, recently in Numbers 12 and came across the story of Miriam and Aaron disagreeing with Moses’ choice of a wife. Their disagreement led them down a path of severe negativity and they became critical – quite critical in fact to the point that they even questioned their brother’s calling. There is so…
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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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Overwhelmed
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” – Matthew 26:39 ESV Of all the moments leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, the hardest one for me to wrap my…
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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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Jacob
Every once in a while in your lifetime, God brings someone into your world that just fits. They get you. You get them, and you walk together for as long as He leads you down the same path. For nearly two and a half years I have been blessed with such a person at…