Archive for December, 2007

Golden Compass Movie

Friday, December 7th, 2007

I generally don’t spend time pointing out what Christians should avoid, movies, books, etc… However, I do feel compelled to help parent’s understand that the new movie, Golden Compass”, has very strong undertones that undermine the message of Christianity.
You can read a synopsis that Focus on The Familiy did by clicking here.

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Lessons From Acts (1)

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

 We’re reading through the Book of Acts this month.  I love reading through this book because it’s so challenging to see how God used the early apostles to start the movement of Christ followers that spread out across the world so rapidly.
Here are a few things that come to mind - some random observations - […]

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Weekend Reflections

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS
What a great weekend it was at Palm Valley, though it definitely had a different feel because it’s a different kind of series.  Typically our numbers are down this time of year, and I often chuckle to think that people get too busy for Christ during the holidays.
We opened the new Series called A.C.T. […]

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Worth 1,000 words

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

A couple weeks ago we did a “vow renewal service” to wrap up our series titled Your Best Marriage Ever! It was a great event, and I decided to make the most of it by donning a suit to make the day special. It felt really weird to me, kind of like I stepped back […]

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