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Anchor Your Tent Where God Called You

As most of you know, I don’t get to sit and listen to a sermon on Sunday mornings much because I’m typically preaching. However, this past Sunday, following a week serving with youth at a World Changers project in Little Rock, I was able to worship with family in Russellville. As the preacher read the...

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How’s the Patient?

In my previous ministry, one of our members had to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. They had many symptoms, but no diagnosis. They were sick, but the local doctors couldn’t figure out the cause, so they went to Mayo. Within a couple of days, they had been seen by 5 different specialists....

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Status Quo Must Go

My mentor and friend, Mark Elliott, made a statement that will stick with me and is likely one I will repeat.  In a conversation about the death grip of status quo and resistance to change in many churches, Mark stated, “I’ve visited several churches over the years and if the 1970s return these churches are...

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Maybe we’ve forgotten who the church is?

Since the church is the “bride of Christ,” how would Christ want us to treat her?  For that matter, how would Christ want His bride, the church, to treat him? Some people say, “I believe in Jesus, but I don’t care much for the church.”  Others claim, “I can be a good Christian without any...