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Hello, I am Haitian

February 1, 2010 in Preaching, Theology with 20 Comments

WARNING :: Brace yourself for the following post

Yesterday I read a post from someone about the idea of Haiti relief funds. Basically, he was upset from seeing all the Haiti relief signs and was expressing his discontent about such activities. His premise is that why are we so focused on Haiti when we could be helping the people in America.

What followed his post were a couple of other people who approved of his comment. 5 People “liked” his post, while 3 others approved by their comments. One of them actually gave a hearty “Amen.”

Basically, he was disturbed that there are Red Cross signs asking for Haiti relief, and was wondering if Haiti had signs asking for American relief funds.

This disturbed me. Quite a bit, actually.
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Looking Forward

January 25, 2010 in Leadership, Life with 15 Comments

There was a time when shape, fitness, and health were of no concern. Since passing the wondrous age of 15, the concern slightly emerges. Reaching the age of 30, my fat-to-muscle ratio inclines me to consider taking interest in my physical well being—not without the help of my incredibly low levels of cardiovascular stamina!

As a youngster (which would include teenage years) I have always been quite the energetic one. No sports for me, just run, run, run all over the neighborhood; bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, fighting—you name it! Those were the Happy Days!

It was nothing for me to take up a working trade that demanded much physical activity. That being said, I began a professional occupation of installing flooring products at about 17 years of age. Two years later I would be self employed, busting you know what to make the big bucks.
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How Do You Stand?

December 30, 2009 in Apologetics with 13 Comments

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That is, in your faith.

I used to get involved in debates quite frequently.

Most of them were online, and sometimes in some kind of forum. Other times they have been personal.

But never have I participated in a formal debate—I still wonder about that.

Recently, though, I have been involved in a bit of a debate with another person in a comment thread on a website I often read.

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Preaching or Witnessing: That is the Question

December 3, 2009 in Preaching with 15 Comments

I’ve put a lot of thought into this idea

Recently, since I’ve found a new job, I’ve had the opportunity to share the Gospel a LOT! This is awesome! I never expected to be able to talk about Jesus and the Scriptures so much in my new workplace. What makes this even more interesting is that I had determined to not just bring up the topic of Jesus right away to new people I haven’t met. It turns out, though, that they are the ones who brought it up to me.

This seems very suspicious.

I wonder if God is doing this. I mean, come on… I resolve not to saturate my co-workers with Jesus, and they end up being the ones who ask me about it—all the time! I have no idea why these people would think I would have some kind of answer or insight to spiritual things, but for some reason they ask me questions. Most of them are not Christian and are opposed to the Bible, and one of them is actually a word-of-faith guy. All of them really need a better understanding of Jesus and the message of the Bible. I hope God does something through my brokenness to bring about change and influence in their lives.

But today has topped out all other days.
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Discipleship and Ambition

November 16, 2009 in Church, Leadership with 9 Comments

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Okay, I went to an Acts 29 Bootcamp conference that was truly amazing. There were many messages and sessions that I connected with and took notes of. There were a few, though, that really hit home with me. This particular session, “Discipleship and Ambition” by Bob Thune really hit home with me. I’ve always had a passion for discipleship and that is one of the values I will need to continually enforce and be held accountable when planting. I know this because they way you start your church is the way you will have to feed your church, and I don’t want people coming to my church to be fed anything but Jesus. So, that being said, I thought I’d share some of my notes with you Jesus freaks out there about Church planting and Discipleship. Let me know if this helps you, or if it hits home with you.

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A New Week, A New Start

November 9, 2009 in Church with 8 Comments

And I suppose it couldn’t come on a better day.

Last week, as you saw for yourself, I left a post up all week long in honor of Charlie Matthews. He will be missed by many, but I know he’s experiencing something beyond what he ever thought Heaven to be. Last week was rough in many ways, but I’m glad it’s a new week and I’m looking forward to it.

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What’s In YOUR Destiny?

October 22, 2009 in Church, Discipleship with 5 Comments

What_s in Your destiny!

As opposed to your wallet . . .

Maybe you’ve once been a victim of those once highly popular door-knockers. You know what I’m talking about. Here’s the sequence:

You hear the sound of a “nock, nock” on your door. You go to the door and peek through your blind and see a man dressed in a slick, formal suit and tie. He holds some dark colored book under his right arm. You open the door.

You: Hello?
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