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one of the first times i ever hung out with chris, we were on a walk and somehow it came up that i had never been to pappasito's. it's been his favorite restaurant for years, and he was somewhat appalled that i'd never been. so, sure enough, on our ...
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it's no secret: i love trees. no, i'm not a crazy tree-hugger (although sometimes i wish i could be more of one), but i just think trees are such a perfect picture of spiritual life. so needless to say, when our pastor started his sermon sunday night by reading ...
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i've never really been into fasting... as if it's something we can choose not to be into. seriously, it's never been a part of my life. ever. i did the daniel fast with my roommates a couple years ago, but let's be honest, i think i was more intrigued ...
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if i've had any kind of conversation with you recently, you've probably heard me rave about the book, 7. i finished it a couple weeks ago, and i still can't stop thinking and talking about it. so, the author is jen hatmaker, who i wish i could be ...
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have you ever thought of God as prodigal? i certainly haven't, but maybe that's because i've had the wrong definition of prodigal. according to the dictionary, prodigal = "recklessly extravagant; having spent everything." as keller explains in the introduction, Jesus told this parable to show us "the God of ...
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it's funny how you can spend three years studying something and still have a hard time describing it. my concentration in seminary was "missions and world christianity," so i literally spent three years talking about mission. i even took a class called "the missional church" (which was my favorite ...
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you would think that since this year was my 6th (weird) father's day without dad that it wouldn't be that big of a deal. you would be wrong. it just never gets normal. but thankfully, this one was for sure better than most. on the first couple of father's ...
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this last weekend the husband and i made a road trip to arkansas. his friend from tech, john (who chris calls "pocket" -- weirdest nickname ever), married a girl from camden, arkansas... home of none other than coach tommy tuberville (who has coached at both tech AND auburn -- ...