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Getting Naked For God!

From time to time in reading Scripture I will come across a passage and think, “OK…is that REALLY in the Bible?”…
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The Other Side Of The Coin

I talk a lot about discouragement and criticism on this site; however, the Lord has allowed me to enter a season of encouragement here…
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Let’s Step Up BIG TIME This Sunday

Ok NewSpringer’s…here’s the deal… I announced yesterday that I was BOTHERED by an article in our local paper in…
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A Really Quick Thought…

I could not sleep last night—literally—I was awake at 2:00 this morning and I thought my heart was about to beat out of my…
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Some Things I Am Celebrating

As I look around I am amazed at what God is doing. Folks…I believe God is up to something huge—BIGGER than any of us could EVER…
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1k

Several months ago in my quiet time the Lord laid the number “one thousand” on my heart.  I began to wrestle with this number a…
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Hell Yes Or Hell No?

Tony did a Q & A with me on his blog here about the subject for this weekend’s message on hell. I wanted to add another thought…
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Four Reasons I Believe NewSpring Is Working

Recently I had lunch with a pastor who asked me this question, “OK dude, you are in Anderson, SC and have over 7,000 people per…
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Feeling Like A Mule In The Kentucky Derby

Several weeks back the guys at Catalyst called and asked if Tony and I would be willing to come down and do a podcast with them.  We agreed…
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A Disturbing Pattern In Blog World

I have been quite outspoken on this site about the Christian watchdogs that do nothing except for attack and bash those who are actually…
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Somewhere Out There…

Somewhere out there… There is a churchplanter, well, actually, you haven’t done it yet—but you are obsessed with it. In…
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Sometimes You HAVE To Laugh

Summer Blockbuster is our annual event we do for kids in grades one through five every summer…and it is HUGE.  This year we had over…