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Friday, October 10, 2008

Some things are Just More Important

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I'm currently sitting at my kitchen table, listening to my wife talk to her mother, with the faint sound of my three-year-old in the dis...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008

What Associations were Meant to Be

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I have to confess that often I feel a bit strange in my current role as a Director of Missions. I love what I do, mind you. Its just that ...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

A Vision of the Young and the Old

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Yesterday was one of those days that remind me why I live in Maryland, and why I do what I do. Our association , in partnership with Embrac...
Friday, September 05, 2008

2012 Republican Ticket!

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I couldn't help myself! I just had to post this because it is just too funny to resist. My friend and well-known missiological guru E...
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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Football Season and the Need for "Team Players" in the Church

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In addition to the beautiful leaves and crisp air that accompany a Maryland fall, one of the things I love most about this time of year is t...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

God and Gustav: A Guest Blog

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It was exactly three years ago today when Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast and left horrible destruction in her wake. Via a partner...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Isaiah and Immigration The Second; Legal Considerations

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You don't have to be an expert in legal matters to conclude that our current immigration situation is a mess. As I said in my last post...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Evangelicals and the Political Process: A Conversation with Brian McLaren and Richard Land

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Believe it or not, Richard Land and Brian McLaren had a cordial conversation! Though its hard to believe, these respective representatives o...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Isaiah and Immigration

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With the recognition that we are a nation built on immigrants, I find it ironic that the current immigration debate has become so vitriolic ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Atonement Applied

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Evangelical Christians rightly confess that Jesus Christ is God, who came in the flesh, came into the world through the womb of a virgin, li...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

In Memory of a Colleague

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Dr. Bruce Revel was a friend, and cherished colleague. As Director of Missions for Eastern Baptist Association on Maryland's shoreline,...
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It's Getting Busy . . .not that anything has changed!

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As I type, I'm sitting in the customer service area of my local Ford dealership, waiting on my Taurus to be serviced. Aside from a 10-d...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Shocking News from Pew Research

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I'd comment, but I am simply speechless! This MSNBC segment tells the story.
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New Book Podcast

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While I'm still taking a brief hiatus from the blog world, I thought I'd share the following with you. This week I had the privilege...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

A Summer Break from the Blogosphere

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Martin Luther once commented; "I have so much to do today, that I simply must go to bed." As I observe my summer schedule, I thin...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Pray for the Chapman Family

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For the past two decades I have been one of many who have followed the career of Steven Curtis Chapman . He is a talented artist who loves ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

My Preferred Half of Romans 14

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One of the most annoying experiences of ministry often comes, interestingly enough, after I've preached a message. It's that moment...
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Monday, May 05, 2008

The Increasing Need for Ethnic Churches

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Yesterday I was invited to participate in the ordination service of Rev. Vyacheslav Paliy (he graciously let's me call him Slav). The...
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Friday, May 02, 2008

Back to Pulpit Basics

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Sometimes, in the midst of talking strategy, style, and approach (which are all important), we seem to forget substance. To be sure, change...
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

A Gulf-Coast Partnership

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I’ve just returned from Gulport Mississippi, where I spoke to the bi-annual session of the Gulf Coast Baptist Association . Over the past s...
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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