A lot of what we do in life is out of duty. We know we should, we know we could but do we? I think a lot of it depends on how you view personal responsibility. If I look at duty as something I get to do to help another person instead of something I’m obligated [...]
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I’ve been doing a relationship series at Sweetwater River Church. The first two messages were about families. We sometimes have the mistaken notion that a healthy family just “happens”. In reality, a healthy family is built through much hard work. If you are a parent, you have to possess a determination that your family is [...]
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We all have things that can either be a help or a hindrance. These are the things we need to approach cautiously so that they don’t become pitfalls. Here’s my list of what I need to be cautious of… Information that is interesting but not useful. Relationships that are neither rewarding nor [...]
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Rep. Joe Wilson, Kanye West and Serena Williams have reminded us what we should already know- somebody is always paying attention to what we say or do. Having a disagreement isn’t the issue- how we disagree is. I recently had to drop a “friend” from Facebook due to the vitriol of his posts. When it [...]
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I love this statement from James Emery White, pastor of Mecklinburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina: “When you enter ministry, you can’t help but dream. For many of us, we dream big. That’s one of the marks of a leader- a compelling vision for the future. But for almost everyone, it’s not long before [...]
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