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FRIENDSHIP NOT OPTIONAL
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I'm speaking next weekend on the pursuit of friendship in our church services - so I've definitely got friendship in the forefront of my mind. I am working hard to be sure the message has urgency, and doesn't just feel like a casual, lightweight...
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Transitions
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Yesterday, I took my good friend and administrative assistant, Ann Keefer, to lunch. It was a good-bye of sorts, because Ann is leaving our staff after a decade of faithful service. I can't imagine my life without her. She is the one who posts these...
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Favorite Part of the Oscars
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I was quite ill this weekend, down for the count with some kind of yucky virus, but nothing will keep me from watching the Academy Awards. With lots of press about all the creative changes that were planned, I was eager to see what the new producers had...
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Welcome to Tony Kim
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Today we're introducing as one of our frequent bloggers a new friend of mine, Tony Kim. Tony currently serves at Newsong , a multicultural church in Irvine, California. Tony grew up in Dallas. His parents were 1st generation Korean immigrants, and...
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Best Show on Television
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I've been catching up on the latest episodes of Friday Night Lights , and I nominate this series as the best television offers these days. Almost every episode moves me - and it's not the football! The relationships on this show are written in...
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The Table
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I look outside to our back deck and see our table - the one we purchased for a high school graduation celebration and the one we gathered around on summer nights as mosquitoes swarmed - all covered up in a tarp to be protected for the onslaught of winter...
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Unbelieveable Proposal
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When my husband proposed to me, let's just say I was underwhelmed. We had been dating about 10 months, and were hanging out at his house in the family room. He looked over at me and said, "So, you want to do it?" "Do what?" I inquired...
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Proud to be an American
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Yesterday morning as I stood in line to vote, I saw that my 19-year-old daughter had left me a cell phone message. "I just voted for the first time!" she declared with excitement. "And I'm proud to be an American." What stirring...
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Off to Africa
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Saturday morning I drove my husband to O'Hare airport and gave him a big hug as he was departing for 12 days in Africa. Warren leads our global work in South Africa and Zambia, and periodically needs to meet with our partners and discern how we are...
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Great Day in Orlando and Sunday Night's "Last Supper"
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Last Friday I so enjoyed my time with about twenty worship/arts leaders at Discovery Church in Orlando. I was delighted that the day included a wide age range of leaders and people from several different kinds of churches. Together we talked about some...
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Balloons For Donna
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We gathered outside the chapel patio on a gorgeous August night, releasing our helium balloons to the sky and proclaiming, "We love you, Donna!" That was the fitting conclusion to the remarkable funeral I attended last Thursday honoring the...
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Feeling Hungry
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I’m just 2 full days into our 5 day Solidarity with the Hungry week where our congregation is voluntarily limiting our food consumption to three very small and bland meals a day with no snacks. I’ve also added for myself a fast on Diet Coke, which may...
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The Morning After
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This past weekend we launched a 3-week campaign at our church we’re calling Celebration of Hope. Our focus is on limiting our consumption in order to feed hungry children in Zimbabwe. I had the privilege of speaking about Poverty and Hunger in our services...
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Prone to Wander
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Tonight I have the privilege of teaching at our mid-week service where we’ve been studying the Old Testament in an overview format using The Story, a novelized version of the Bible published by Zondervan. My section is all about the children of Israelite...
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Salem Baptist and Willow Creek Build Bridges
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We have a tradition the last few years at our church to focus our services on Martin Luther King weekend toward bridging the racial divide. I’m still glowing from the joy of our services yesterday, when we partnered with Salem Baptist Church, the largest...
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