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Everything's Different

Tue, 09/02/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

As you reflect back on life, what are the moments where everything changed? In my personal life, I think of things like my wedding, the birth of our son, and my ordination. In each of those events, in different ways, the focus of my life changed.

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Where's the Love?

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

After the main articles for the past couple days, some people are bound to be asking, "Where's the love?" After all, two days ago, we started off with Jesus calling Peter Satan and then allowing the comparison to spill over into our own lives.

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To Ink or Not to Ink

Submitted by pastor joe on Mon, 08/18/2008 - 07:00.

To ink, or not to ink, that is the question! Of course, we couldn't stop at just the tattoo issue, rather we move into other Christian taboos and the whole issue of how we, as Christians, should understand the Levitical Law.

Sin and Punishment

Submitted by pastor joe on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 07:00.

The tension in the room was high as Ryan and Joe frantically read their theology books, hoping to find an easier answer to this weeks question. Did they do it? Were they successful?

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An Odd Sower

Sat, 07/12/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

While the Parable of the Sower does serve to normalize the rejection of God's rule and reign, it also reveals something about the nature and character of God. As we explored earlier this week, while parables use everyday situations to provide a certain level of familiarity to the story, they also offer thoughts that challenge what is to be expected.

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I'm Outta Here

Submitted by pastor joe on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 07:00.

There are times in all of our lives when we simply have to leave the place we've been behind and move on to something else. Sometimes, because it's been a place of trial, it's a joyful experience, while at other times, it's incredible hard.

Matthew 13:1-9

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

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An Easier Burden

Fri, 07/04/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

Have you ever noticed how two people can look at the exact same situation and yet have two entirely different understandings of what's going on? Because of their unique experiences, different things will ...

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Restructure and Reform

Submitted by pastor joe on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 07:00.

It's another week on the fshbwl, but some things have changed. TheSwim is now on Monday and the front page looks a bit different. Today we'll explain the what and why of what's happened to the site. On a similar yet completely different note ...

Faithful Sex

Submitted by pastor joe on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 03:50.

Quote: "Superior sex can be difficult for some couples to discuss with each other, let alone with their pastor. But having taken on almost every other aspect of their congregants' lives, churches oriented toward young adults and Gen Xers have begun promoting not just better sex, but more of it."

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