If you were at The Gathering this past weekend, you heard a story I told about my most prized possession – my grandfather’s cane. I bought it after he died at an estate sale for 75 cents over 33 years ago. The sad news was, the cane went missing. In transition from my old position, [...]

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We had another awesome day at The Gathering. The weather was incredible, the sun was out, and people were coming in straight from the parking lot in a great mood. What lesson did I learn today? Going to church ought to be a happy thing. Gathering together ought to be something we look forward to [...]

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I was listening to an old interview conducted by Ed Bradley of “60 Minutes.” He was talking to Willie Nelson about the past and how he would do things differently. One of the things that Willie said time and age had taught him was that we’re not in control of our lives. Circumstances, events, and [...]

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Well today at The Gathering took an unplanned turn for me. On my way in I found out that my wife, Paula had been seriously injured in the process of setting up, which what she does every Sunday morning without fail. And she is incredibly great at it. One of the signs being erected was [...]

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Question: A lot of times people have questions when it comes to morality and Christianity and how we balance them. If we believe that as long as we have faith in Jesus we’ll go to heaven, why try to do anything right at all? If we’re forgiven for our sins, why do we continue to [...]

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Too many of us are so preoccupied with the end of our lives we fail to realize that our lives haven’t ended yet. I discovered a long time ago that my job was not to warn people that they are going to die, but to remind people that they are not dead yet. But you [...]

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I was just watching American Idol last night and was reminded again that it’s not just a great voice, but it’s something more that sets people apart. It’s that “X-factor,” that charisma that makes a voice memorable and impactful and allows the performance to be something more than just the act of singing. There’s that [...]

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