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God’s Politics
I don’t consider my self a very political person but in the light of upcoming elections both in the US and in Canada where I live, I remembered a book sitting on my self I read a while back. What I...
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Reflections after a fantastic Pilgrimage (Presbyterian Cursillo) weekend
My wife and I just returned this evening from a fantastic renewal weekend with members of our church congregation as well as other Protestant church members from around Oklahoma. This event was...
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Jesus on WikiPedia
In writing a post this evening about the 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for schools (“WikiPedia to go (an offline download for schools)”) I briefly scanned the opening paragraphs of the site’s article for...
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God’s Unfair Love
when we don´t get what we deserve that´s a real good thing when we get what we don´t deserve that´s a real good thing Those are the words to the Newsboys song Real Good Thing. It speaks to the...
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An amazing 4 year old tells the birth story of Jesus Christ
Matt Craven’s 4 year old son does an AMAZING job retelling the entire birth story of Jesus Christ in this 2 minute and 46 second YouTube video. Wow! Retelling is a fantastic way of assessing...
View ArticleSome great insight into Charlie Brown’s Christmas story
My wife, Shelly, found this YouTube video today (“The Christmas Story”) which gives some amazing background information about Charles Shultz, CBS, and his “Charlie Brown’s Christmas” special from 1968....
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Week 2: The Truth Project
Our church is offering an adult summer school class this year using “The Truth Project” as the curriculum. These are my notes from week 2. MY REFLECTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Dr. Del Tackett...
View ArticleWeek 1: The Truth Project
Our church is offering an adult summer school class this year using “The Truth Project” as the curriculum. These are my notes from week 1. (I took these notes on my iPhone via EverNote, and am pasting...
View ArticleRachel explains her drawing of the sermon message today
Rachel used AudioBoo today to describe two pictures she drew during worship at our church today. Listen! Technorati Tags: art, church, God, fear, drawing
View ArticleA Story of Faith from a World Class Rodeo Clown: Larry Minchey
The digital story “Minchey” by Shelly Gwyn Moffatt, created this week at our Celebrate Oklahoma Voices professional development workshop in Hugo, Oklahoma, tells the life story of rodeo clown Larry...
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Why did God create me? (Lesson intro and class podcast)
Cross-posted to the BLASTcast blog. This morning in our 5th grade Sunday school class we started a new unit with the theme, “Why did God Create Me?” We read and discussed the following verses:...
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Angel Breakfast at The City Rescue Mission
This morning kids, family members, and other volunteers from our church in Edmond, Oklahoma, went to the City Rescue Mission in Oklahoma City for the Angel Breakfast. City Rescue Mission is a...
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Humanity and Sin
These are my notes from Mateen Elass’ lesson on “Humanity and Sin” on January 27, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is using a curriculum from: www.reclaimingthemind.org This...
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REMIX of the Bible Book Bop by Go Fish
Last month our 5th graders shot video and photos to create a “remix video” of the song “Bible Book Bop” by the group Go Fish. We have posted this video as a YouTube response to the “official” music...
View ArticleDiscussing Matthew 7:21-23
These were our discussion questions about Matthew 7:21-23 this morning in my men’s group. “What Does It Take to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven?†1) Jesus envisions conversations that will take place...
View ArticleHope Beyond Religion
I’m presenting at my Friday morning men’s fellowship group meeting tomorrow morning, on chapter 14 of Charles Swindoll‘s book, “Hope Again: When Life Hurts and Dreams Fade.” My chapter is titled, “Hope...
View ArticleFrank Martin and the Power of Prayer
Lots of people in my hometown of Manhattan, Kansas, are elated the KSU Wildcats are in the sweet 16. What most of them may not know, at least not yet, is the compelling backstory of coach Frank...
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Survey: 72% of Millennials ‘more spiritual than religious’
The USA Today article, “Survey: 72% of Millennials ‘more spiritual than religious’” caught my eye today. From the survey of US residents: Among the 65% who call themselves Christian, “many are either...
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2010 Men’s Conference at Mo Ranch, Texas
Last weekend I had an opportunity to attend the 2010 Men’s Conference at Mo Ranch, Texas. Mo Ranch is a Presbyterian camp located in the Texas Hill Country. The following are three panoramic images I...
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Confident in God, not in ourselves
These words from the apostle Paul spoke to me most clearly this morning, in 1 Corinthians 10:11-12. In this context Paul is comparing the people of Corinth to the Israelites who God led out of Egypt...
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