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How perpective rang my bell

  (Bucket given away by the Salvation Army to help with cleaning supplies for the cleaning of basements.) One of the things that I dislike about Christmas time is entering to do my shopping at whatever store it may be and hearing a bell-ringer ringing a bell next to entrance of a store or worse

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The 10 best iPad apps

Here are the 10 iPad I can’t live without. They are the first apps I install on any new iPad or IPhone I buy. Feedly – I was a google reader fan and used Mr. Reader on my iPad with google closing the doors on google reader I have made the switch to Feedly the

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Directional Leadership: Leading Sideways

Leading sideways – This is perhaps the most difficult and least talked about form of leadership. Leading your peers. This challenges your vision. You can succeed departmentally and fail organizationally. Silo’s are created from a lack of intentional sideways leadership. By far the least talked about direction of our leadership is sideways leadership. Leading sideways is

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How to memorize better.

I did a few posts on Catechism and the importance it’s role has in the church and in the family. I thought I would pass on some of the tips Tim Keller includes in his introduction to his New City Catechism. MEMORIZATION TIPS There are a variety of ways to commit texts to memory and some

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What Catechism?

Last week I discussed why Catechism is a good idea for kids and parents alike. I thought I would give you a few options as sort of a launching off point for you to pick what works best with your kids. 1. The Heidelberg Catechism – The Heidelberg Catechism, written in 1563, originated in one of

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Gun violence and the Image of God.

There have been many instances of people using guns to inflict pain on others all over the country. Each one is horribly tragic. To read about the senseless slaughter of innocent people is overwhelming and mind numbing. This reality of senseless gun violence came to my town literally down the street from me. People who attend our church were directly

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