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Heard Any Good Rumors Lately? #TraditionallySouthside
I heard a good rumor the other day. Someone had talked to someone who said that I had been called into a committee and given 30 days to straighten up — whatever that means. I am happy to announce that the rumor was false. I have never been called into a committee meeting of any…
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Skipping Church Because the Kids Say So? #TraditionallySouthside
Hey, guys, thank you for sharing my blog post yesterday. I don’t know if I shamed some of you into doing it or not, but thank you. Please keep sharing and liking the posts, and follow me if you would like. Now, to the business at hand. We have looked at four of the pledges…
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Remember, It’s Not About You! #TraditionallySouthside
I have made a very interesting discovery. You wouldn’t have noticed because you can’t see the number of people that read my blog posts. “What is interesting,” you ask? Twice as many people read my posts when I am blasting away at the sinfulness of the nation. If I am writing down fire and brimstone…
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Just a Spark Plug, No Big Deal! #TraditionallySouthside
I hope you had the opportunity to read and think about my blog post from yesterday. For the rest of the week, I want us to consider Thom Rainer’s six pledges for church members. The truth is that Christians all across North America are trying to figure out why church membership, attendance, and baptisms are…
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After We Pray, Then What? #TraditionallySouthside
Now, then, what do you do after you pray? Well, let me rephrase that because there should never be a time after you pray. Prayer must be ongoing. For those of you who like alliteration, I believe that passionate persistent prayer brings peace, power, and praise. Jesus commanded us to be persistent in our prayer.…
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Passionate Prayer Comes From Personal Challenge #TraditionallySouthside
There is another very important principle for powerful prayer. We see it here in James 5:16 and 17. “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much… and [Elijah] prayed earnestly that it would not rain….” Elijah prayed with passionate conviction. The Greek used here translates as “in prayer he prayed.” When the disciples…
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Powerful Prayer Requires Practice #TraditionallySouthside
The second principle that we see is that Elijah was a man of persistent communication. Do you remember the definition of prayer you learned as a child? Prayer is “talking to God.” As you got older, someone probably added to that definition and told you that prayer is a two-way communication. Read the story of…
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Persistent Passionate Prayer Is the Key #TraditionallySouthside
Over the last few years, God has taught me a lot about Who He is and about who I am. I have learned in the face of uncertain circumstances what it means to worship Him even when you are scared to death and the outcome of that which you are praying for is unknowable. I…
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Turn Up the Heat #TraditionallySouthside
So, what did you think? Yesterday I shared an article by Thom Rainer about the symptoms of sick churches, and it was eye-opening for some. Typically, all of us develop tunnel vision when it comes to our churches. We become so accustomed to the way things have always happened that we often fail to see…
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How Did We Get Here? #TraditionallySouthside
Another week begins, but I want to change gears a little bit today. I have been blogging about what the church needs to do in response to the culture shifts we have witnessed in recent weeks, months, and years. This week, I want to focus on how we got to where we are today. As…
Devotions for Disciples 