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Adopted

By on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 | No Comments

This post is from a new friend, Jonathan Stepp, found on his wonderful blog, http://www.theadoptedlife.org Adoption is a powerful idea. It is the idea that someone would receive into his life another person who has no natural claim of blood or kinship. It is the idea that this reception would take place in such a […]

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You Are Free To Spend Less

By on Monday, December 6th, 2010 | No Comments

I talked a bit about John the Baptizer this morning.  This guy gets my vote as the strangest guy in the New Testament.  Of course, that oddness is accentuated by the season in which he is remembered.  Advent and Christmas are, in our culture, seasons focus on materialism and consumption.  Yet John is just the […]

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Who Is Jesus?

By on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Who Is Jesus?  If you do an internet search of the name “Jesus,” you’ll have to admit he’s a popular person. One search engine produced over 150,000,000 pages devoted to Jesus. That’s not surprising, as Jesus is arguable the most significant character in human history. A few years ago, a group of over 100 consultants released a report containing over […]

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9-11 Followup

By on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 | No Comments

“I’m Just Saying…” Recently founds some old PC files from 2001 – following the events of September 11th.  The first was a sermon preached on a Wednesday night following the Tuesday attack.  You can read that here: http://nieporte.name/?p=890 This sermon/reflection was published that same day to over 200 friends on a email list I managed.  […]

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Remembering 911

By on Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 | No Comments

I came across some old files recently and found two sermons preached after 9-11.  I found myself back in the moment.  They speak to me not only about the events of that day – but of today, with the ongoing violence, hatred, and war-mongering of our society.  Nothing in these sermons has been edited for […]

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Borders

By on Friday, October 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Borders can be places of drama and danger.  I’m not just talking about the borders between nations and peoples.  Those places are bad enough. Usually, if a nation crosses the border into another country, they are marching either to victory or defeat.  Dig through your history books.  Read about World War I and II.  Read […]

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Too Much Of A Good Thing

By on Friday, September 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Read: Luke 14:25-35 What is your favorite type of restaurant? Do you like to dine in those eateries that serve particular varieties of ethnic foods—like Indian, Chinese, or Hispanic? Do you like steak houses that specialize in serving finest cuts of beef? Do you prefer seafood restaurants serving shrimp, oysters, or clams? Maybe you like […]

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It’s All In Your Hands

By on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Lake Winona was the location of the YMCA campsite in Ormond Beach, Florida – the hometown of my childhood.  For two weeks each summer the First Baptist Church would rent the Lake Winona campsite to provide for it Youth and Children’s Ministry.  I began attending Junior Camp when I was nine years old.  Later, when […]

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Preaching In The Transition Zone: Bilingual Baptist

By on Friday, September 17th, 2010 | No Comments

  Text:  2 Kings 18:17-37  They sure were cute!  They were the children’s choir of the Colonial Beach Baptist Church.  Each member of the choir was about age six.  As they entered the choir loft they began to sing: “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.  Nobody knows my sorrow.” I thought:  “How much trouble can […]

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Preaching In The Transition Zone: Wheelers and Dealer

By on Friday, September 17th, 2010 | No Comments

SERMON TITLE:  Wheelers and Dealers? – Texts:  Matthew 25:14-30 A wealthy man goes on a  trip.  Before leaving he calls together three of his servants.  He entrusts into their care the stewardship of his possessions.  To the first he gave five talents.  To the second he gave two talents, and to the last he gave […]

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