Category: Rambling
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From the heart of a depressed pastor…
I’ll say it up front: I’m a pastor. I deal with depression. From the beginning of this blog I’ll say this: There is no way I can compare what I deal with to the likes of what others or yourself may go through. But it’s what I personally face from time to time. If you…
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Marriage Blog: The Pre-nup Mind
“It’s mine!” It is that familiar phrase yelled by my children. Every time you hear it, you get annoyed. The problem is you’re not sure what’s more frustrating: them yelling and screaming or the fact that you remember when you did the same thing. We were once at the age where we fought with siblings or friends…
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Dirty Laundry Can Ruin Your Marriage
You’ve seen it and I’ve seen it. If you are involved in ANY type of social network, you’re going to have it flashed in front of you. Some of you deal with it in work. Others deal with it in the neighborhood. I see it in church a…
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Marriage Blog: “It’s just not me.”
We’ve all used it to get out of things we don’t want to do. “Do you want to ride the roller coaster?” “No. It’s just not me.” “Do you want to try escargot?” “No. It’s just not me.” “Do you like country music? “No. It’s just not me. It’s kind of our nice way of telling people…
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From the Sermon Cutting Room Floor: The Devil Made Me Do part 2
It’s what pastors do. We reflect on what we preached. The tough side is to not be your biggest critic and yet, you still are. You ponder what you said and what you didn’t say. Monday is a chance to go over twitter and facebook to see some of the posts. Here’s a few from…
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Marriage Blog: Leave the Money on the Nightstand
Having a few weeks off of blogging, my heart has been burning to blog on a subject that has crumbled and continues to eat away at so many marriage. Paul addresses it in the famous “love chapter”: Love “does not demand its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13:5 This cancerous element has no place in your life. It…
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Marriage blog: Shut off the soap opera.
I love friendships. As much of an introvert as I like to think I am, I’ve grown to love people and the relationships that come from that. The greatest relationship, outside of my relationship with Christ, is what I have with my wife. And if I’m not careful, I can allow other relationships to steal…
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Marriage Blog: Don’t think like your spouse.
I’ll start of with my main point: The goal in marriage is not the think alike. The goal is to think together. There’s only one way to say it: Anne and I are different. We were raised different. We have different hobbies. We have different view points on a number of things. We speak different love…
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A Weak Marriage
This weekend I head into, perhaps, my favorite sermon series of the year. Our annual marriage series kicks off at Kalamazoo First Assembly of God this Sunday at 10. Our theme: “Best _________ Ever”. I believe marriage is a beautiful picture of the God-head. In my opinion, part of the misunderstandings people have about God…
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Marriage Blog: 16th Wedding Anniversary…16 simple thoughts on marriage.
It’s hard to believe she’s put up with me for 16 years. We’ve had our struggles and challenges but I can’t imagine doing life with anyone else. I thought this week’s marriage blog I’d simply give you 16 Thoughts on marriage: Christ MUST be your foundation. Marriage by itself is hard. I can’t imagine doing it…
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