disciple in the making
TweetMy church had the privilege of having Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church speak at one of our leadership events this past week. As an added bonus, he spoke to just the staff. Here are my notes from that meeting. Intro Just some quick background. The teaching points in the talk come from Elevation Church’s [...]
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TweetOne major consequence of PRK over LASIK is the longer and much more variable healing/recovery time. It’s nerve-racking having blurry vision weeks and even months after surgery. The amount of time required to heal can be frustrating. Since I’ve found comfort reading other people’s recovery timelines, I offer mine in hopes that it will do [...]
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TweetWith permission, I am re-posting a blog post written by a friend. It is worth reading in its entirety. A Little Backstory Here’s the story of Jeff and Dusty, two of my friends here in Jax. 2006 Dusty has suffered from endometriosis for several years. Endometriosis is a dreadful reproductive disorder that causes debilitating pain [...]
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TweetI’ve been marinating on this verse the past week or so: Romans 6:17 (ESV) 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, Particularly, the words: obedience, standard of teaching and commitment. Our level [...]
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TweetI read an article a few weeks ago. It asks the question: Can you be a “great man” or “great woman” without being a butt-hole? Or is being a jerk a necessary quality to achieve greatness? The saying goes: “if I say yes to this, it means I say no to that.” To accomplish something [...]
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TweetI write this for those that find them in a tough season of life. Particular my friends from Church Online who are going through various trials in life; having to (or learning to) suffer well. suffer: to undergo, be subjected to, or endure anything unpleasant. 1 Peter 4:13 (NIV) 13 But rejoice that you participate [...]
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TweetThis is going to be an uncharacteristic blog post. Meaning it hasn’t been super thought out and taken me two hours to write. I’m going to go against the norm and pound this thought out in 15 minutes. Let’s see how I do . . . I’m chillin’ here trying to sleep, but my ankle [...]
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TweetChristian guys look at porn. We search for pictures of naked chicks. We lust after attractive women. Yup, it’s all true. A main tool used by Christians to help counteract these temptations and sexual desires is an Internet filter. A program that filters what a person does online and blocks anything that seems shady. But [...]
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TweetShould ordained pastors/ministers opt out of self employment taxes (i.e. Social Security and Medicare taxes)? No. Unless you meet extremely rare requirements. None of which include the following: Social Security benefits won’t be available when I retire It’s poor stewardship of God’s money I can do a better job investing than the government It’s not [...]
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