Well these are days, when people gather and the subject that seems to dominate is either sports or the economy: not so much sports, even in these days, a lot more about the economy.
When people talk about it, they talk about sinister plots and plans of different political parties, and those who should go to [...]

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Well it’s official.  We’re going through bad times.  When you hear CNN, Fox News, and other major networks use words like “crisis, never seen it this bad before, no one knows what to do, the bail-out isn’t working,” it’s official.  These are bad times.
But remember.  There is always an upside of every down time.  Here [...]

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Today @ The Gathering we continued our new series entitled, “Mastering My Emotional Monsters” what to do when you don’t feel the way you want to.  During today’s message, part two, we talked about “What To Do When You Feel Lonely.”
During these kinds of uncertain times, both political and economic, we need each other more [...]

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I’m a pastor.  I have been all of my adult life.  I love it.  It’s a privilege.  There is no greater honor than when someone says, “Hey, here’s my pastor!”
It’s my firm conviction that everyone in America needs a pastor.  Yeah, I said it.  Everyone in America needs a pastor. Pastors are good people!  They [...]

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I made a commitment the other night to listen to the entire Presidential debate, mainly because it was here in Nashville and that was something to take great pride in.
But as usual, I was disappointed.  It was, in my judgment, a total debacle: two men trying to say the most non-specific, non-confrontational, inoffensive things they [...]

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Today @ The Gathering we began a brand new series entitled, “Mastering My Emotional Monsters” what to do when you don’t feel the way you want to.
I’m always sad to see one series go, in this case, “Chasing Balance.” What a great time we had discovering the seven positive principles that you can apply [...]

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As a leader, I’m always looking for leadership lessons.  I’m trying to soak up the experiences that I see in the headlines each and every day.  This week with Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, coming out and crucifying his former coach, it was a great opportunity to learn an important lesson.
I’ll be the [...]

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