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WWW.NOMOREBORINGCHURCH.COM

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Clay Faulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13104455988688154580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30660560.post-34447235565554161482011-02-23T11:04:00.004-06:002011-02-23T11:20:15.954-06:00

@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } On a recent Sunday, I preached a message on prayer. I wanted to share that with you in print as well. As we were studying the story of Elijah, we noticed in chapter 18 that Elijah goes to the top of

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In sports, there are some un-written sportsmanship rules, especially when there is a lopsided score. For example, in football a team with a big lead stops throwing and simply runs the ball; in baseball, the team with the big lead stops stealing base; and in basketball, teams stop pressing and trying to throw long passes for easy layups when they have a huge lead in the second half. It is

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A few months ago I was stuck in traffic because a car wreck had occurred. I sat and waited until the police, ambulances, and tow trucks arrived and helped the people.It struck me that God has done the same thing for each of us.If we go back to the beginning we see where we went wrong. Looking at the Genesis text, we see that Adam and Eve were, like many drivers, perking along fine down the road

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What was the best Christmas gift you have ever gotten? Was it something that was unexpected? Was it something someone made by hand? Those tend to be the best gifts when someone thinks about something you really need or want or simply take the time to make something unique. Now, what was the worst gift you have gotten? You might need to think hard about it, because we tend to forget the worst

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CLICK HERETODISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE!

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Years ago a man I know sat across from me and we were speaking about the future of the church, not a particular church, but the church in general. We spoke of the years he had spent in the church as a child and how over his lifetime he had seen the church decline in attendance and he couldn’t understand why. He told me that he thought that the generations had gotten lax and had failed to

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This past summer I attended a wonderful seminar on the subject of the church and family called “Think Orange.” The idea is simple. We all learned as children that primary colors mixed together make new ones (although most of time my efforts resulted in the color ugly!). The church is represented by the color yellow. The family is red. When we join them, we get Orange! Orange is when these two

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Getting Ready MusicMJUST HAD A GREAT TIME! SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY!

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A couple of years ago someone asked me, “When did you change churches?” She went on to say that she reads this column and she thought that I had changed churches because the name of the church at the end of the article changed. I responded, “No ma’am, I didn’t change churches, the name of the church changed!” Five years ago this summer I moved to the area to pastor the Presbyterian Church of the

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Are you busy? Do you have a job, married, single, have kids, have fun,... anything? If you do, then you are probably caught up in the game of LIFE. When we are so busy it can take something dramatic to get our attention. But when we do have those moments, we suddenly find ourselves face to face with our own mortality. When that moment strikes, what gives you comfort? For most people on this

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FUEL... To Get You Ready For Your Everyday Life Sunday September 12th at 10 a.m.The modern worship service at North Twin City Hwy campus of Providence Church is now being tweaked and will debut on that Grand Opening Sunday!We wanted to create an environment for people who like God, but don't like church.FUEL is a modern worship service that incorporates rock and roll/adult contemporary styled

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The Youth Group had wonderful summer conferences. The Middle School Students went to Jackson, Mississippi while the Senior High went to BigStuf in Panama City, Florida.In Panama City, there was no oil to be seen, only white beaches and emerald green water. 1500 youth from all across the southeast enjoyed incredible speakers, humor, and awesome music throughout. During the event, the youth heard

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I have four kids and I love to watch them play their sports. On a recent Friday night, I attended my son’s baseball game. The umpire in charge seemed to be very prickly. In fact, fans were warned to be on good behavior because he was known for tossing people out. The game was going along smoothly and the score was in our favor, then suddenly it happened.It seemed like a bad dream. Saturday

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Today I want to share with you an obituary. Not your normal run-of-the-mill obituary, but one of a young man who was killed in an auto crash a few years ago.“Parker Davis Jackson (August 2, 1990 - November 7, 2006 ) is one of the few people who pass through this world and leave a legacy with such power. On the surface everyone knew him as a "great kid" but for those who knew his heart they knew

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A pastor I know is an avid cyclist. He loves riding. He has the specialized bicycle and all the equipment to go along with it. One day he was out riding when suddenly a wasp flew into his open mouth. In horror, he was stung numerous times inside his mouth and before he realized it, he swallowed the bug. Suddenly he imagined how it would all end. The wasp would sting his esophagus and it would

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click here to see the video!

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BE SURE TO TURN OFF THE MUSIC PLAYER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGEAND ENJOY THE VIDEOS FROM THE DRIVE CONFERENCEDRIVE 2010 Highlight from North Point Media on Vimeo. "Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

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Easter has come and gone once again this year. Jesus has gone to the cross, suffered, died, and has been resurrected. But what happened after that?I love the story told in the 21st chapter of the gospel of John. The disciples go out fishing and as the sun rises they see a man on the beach. The man is Jesus. He tells them to let down their nets and they will catch fish. The follow instructions and

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I recently read about a man who said he didn’t believe in Christianity because he couldn’t understand why a nice guy like Jesus had to die and there was no way that one man, even Jesus, could do such a thing as take away the sins of other people, much less the entire world. Having heard this, I want to talk with you about why Jesus suffered and died. There are three words I believe we must

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I am not generally a spiteful man. I pat toddlers' haircuts, donate to the glee club and mostly greet the world with open arms. But when I think of coach Greg Wise of Houston's Yates High School, I become darker than Johnny Cash's closet. The things I would like to do to Coach Wise would curl an executioner's toes. For starters, I'd like to see him dipped in seal butter and dropped into a polar

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Interesting article from the London Timeshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7056689.eceMarch 11, 2010Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as well as "cardinals who do not believe

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PROVIDENCE IN THE NEWS!The News staff writer Darragh DoironJesus said he was the light of the world, and Tonya Brickey feels his guidance in lighthouse images. She fell in love with them on her East Coast honeymoon and made them her Parade of Tables theme.Flowers, children and guardian angels, a globe and bunnies became themes as hostesses made Tuesday’s Presbyterian Women Gala luncheon at

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by Joshua A Goldberg, Christian PostPosted: Monday, February 15, 2010, 16:08 (GMT)The largest Protestant denomination in the US has reported a decline in membership for the second year in a row, according to the National Council of Churches’ 2010 yearbook of churches.The Catholic Church, meanwhile, rebounded from last year’s reported membership loss with a 1.49 percent growth, joining church

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Today I want to examine two words. But first, let's look at what what makes them different.In Dr. Seuss' book "Red Fish, Blue Fish", there is a character named "Ish." Ish carries a dish and magically on the dish appear fish. So if you have an "Ish" it will bring you fish on the ish fish dish. Any other Seuss fans?Well the word "ish" has numerous meanings. Dictionary.com says, “addicted to,” or “

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Lent is a time of reflection. It is the spring of the year and a time to re-focus on what is important in life. God created this time as one to stop, think, be quiet, and listen to God’s voice. God doesn’t forcefully take over someone’s life unless they are willing to submit to being taken over. It is God’s way. We are called to regularly reflect upon what God is telling us. What is God

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One evening I received a call from a friend who didn’t even say “Hello”; he simply asked “Do you know of anyone having an affair with Tiger Woods. At that point, it had become so comical because seemingly every other day another woman was coming forth and claiming a sexual relationship with the greatest golfer on the planet. How did you perceive Tiger Woods before all of the information about his

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A few weeks ago, I was asked "Didn't you use to preach at another church?" When I realized what was being asked, I understood the confusion. I have been in our area now for nearly five years. When I first arrived, I discovered that the church I was called to serve, the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, was slowly, but surely, dying. The church had topped out in membership back in the 1980's

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IT'S TRUE!!!PFTG NOW READ ON 6 CONTINENTS(check out the cluster map of the earth)

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In a small Texas town, ( Mt. Vernon ) Drummond's bar began, construction on a new building to increase their business. The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers.Work progressed right up till the week before opening when lightning struck the bar and it burned to the ground.The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that.

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Do you like to travel? I really have enjoyed visiting variousplaces throughout our country and even overseas. But, did you know there is a difference between traveling and touring. According to Daniel Boorstein in his book, The Lost Art of Travel, things have changed significantly over the last number of decades. Years ago when you planned a trip, you really had to do a lot of planning. If you

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A man saw a dead fly lying on the window sill. Suddenly, he began to think about how the fly represents so much of life as it is lived… not by flies, but by us… humans. Here are a few of the thoughts that filled his mind as he stared at the dead fly. The fly left it all on his field of dreams. The effort exhausts without truth. A false savior will kill you every time. We can’t invent freedom. It’

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Merry Christmas! Have you ever thought about Christmas and wondered why Jesus came? In a conversation some years ago, I someone said, "It is so great that God sent Jesus to die for us so that He (God) could love us." Whoa! Wait a minute. That's not why Jesus came. In fact, we have to look all the way back to the story of creation to understand what happened.Way back in the book of Genesis, God

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by Dean Denby I find myself reading a lot of church literature including blogs, books about church growth and leadership, and church websites or religious websites. I also find myself reading a lot of non-church literature and realizing that church literature is actually getting on my nerves.First, all church literature uses the same language and colloquialisms rather frequently and annoyingly.

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by Chris Chase, Yahoo SportsIn a dismal year for the Cleveland Browns, wide receiver/returner Josh Cribbs has proved to be one of the only bright spots. Last month he showed he's equally good off the field.The Pro Bowler traveled to Berea, Ohio, to walk onto the field on senior night with the son of one of his former college coaches. Michael Drake, a senior receiver at Stow High School, lost his

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I USUALLY CAN'T STAND THE YANKEES, BUT THIS WAS PRETTY COOL.ESPN.com news services2009 MLB PlayoffsHours after guiding the New York Yankees to a World Series championship, manager Joe Girardi stopped along a suburban parkway on his way home to help a woman whose car had crashed into a wall, The (Westchester) Journal News reported.Early Thursday morning, Westchester County police officer Kathleen

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A few weeks ago, I heard a story about a young woman who went to dinner with a few friends. She and her friends had a wonderful dinner and the service was excellent. At the end of the evening, she told her friends that she would pay the bill. She quickly gave the waiter her credit card and signed it when he returned. She liked the service so much she gave a generous tip of 25000. How much?

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Recently my favorite movie was re-released on DVD, The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy wants to leave home for new exciting adventures. She wants to go to places and see things and especially get away from Elmira Gultch, or as you know her, the Wicked Witch. As her adventure unfolds, she discovers that she actually misses the family and friends of her family farm. She wants to go home.What do you think of

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In Luke 10, Jesus was asked what someone needed to do to attain eternal life. Jesus claims the person must love God and love their neighbor. But the man asking the question responds with a question, “Who is my neighbor?” So, Jesus tells this story.“There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off

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IKE ROARED ASHORE IN GALVESTON, BUT THE EAST TEXAS COAST GOT THE "DIRTY" SIDE OF THE STORM. LEADING TO THE FLOODING OF BRIDGE CITY, TEXAS.HERE IS A PICTURE. 97% OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES FLOODED!

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Did you know that in 1914 the last passenger pigeon died in the Cincinnati zoo. Less than a century before, the passenger pigeon was in great abundance. Just about the size of a chicken, the pigeon was hunted extensively and was known as a good meal. Some blamed the bird's extinction on over hunting, others blamed environmental changes, but many believe the passenger pigeon died out because of

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The Port Arthur NewsBy Darragh Doiron PORT NECHES — Besides books and pencils, the Davis sisters are packing some faith in their backpacks this school year. Emily and Katie gathered in a circle with Emma Bodden and Sue Ellen Bass at the Blessing of the Backpacks booth on Saturday. Balloons, popcorn and this blessing booth was part of the Providence Church of Port Author back-to-school party at

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CLICK HERE!

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It's hot. Here in Texas, August is blazing and with what seems like 99% humidity daily. The subject of heat leads me today to explore the concept of hell. Did you know that a recent study showed that while 74% of the people believe there is a heaven, a lesser amount, 59% think there is a place called hell. It is interesting that many of our churches teachquite differently about the subject, if

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Recently on Facebook I was asked to name my favorite movies. What are your favorites? Can you think of them quickly? I remember when I was a teen, the newest and coolest movie quickly took the jump to number one. But now, I think back about all the movies I have loved. The movies that made me laugh like Caddyshack, Dumb and Dumber, or Airplane. The ones that touched my emotions like Saving

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The follwing I cannot take credit for...It was written by a friend on a different blog site, but it is so insightful, I wanted as many people to read it as possible. So without further adieu... here isA Not So Clandestined MeetingSo today I had a very interesting and tragic meeting with a group of local church leaders. Nine churches were represented in a group of 15 people. The purpose of this

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Another 4th of July is just around the corner. I remember fondly some of those wonderful Independence Day celebrations over the years and I bet you can too. Years of grilling burgers, dogs, and chicken, lots of watermelons or home made ice cream. We enjoyed activities such as swimming, going to the beach, golfing with the guys, or just being with friends. The day always culminated with the effort

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Let’s be honest for a moment. How much of our life has been spent in pursuit of trying to be “cool?” I look back at the years spent as a kid, teen, and adult and I have to say that there has been a good amount of time spent on trying to be cool. My kids, and likely your kids too, probably think you’re not cool at all. If you would just let them do everything they want then… nahhh. Even then they

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THE DOG HOUSE!

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What is the Temperature of Your Church? That was one of the many questions asked in the book, Why Men Hate Going To Church, by David Murrow. The book is a fascinating response to the real issue that is going on in our world. Men are staying away from the church more than ever before. Did you know that less than 40% of the average congregation are men? In fact, more than 25% of married women

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Thanks to Carrie McCullough for this VIDEO... CLICK HERE.

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Here is a hillariously stupid video from Johnny and Chachi we saw at Drive 09, just for a laugh.

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I have a silly question. “Do you ever talk to yourself?” Of course you do… I think we all have those conversations in our brains. Now for my second question, “Who are you talking to?” Some people may say that they are just rambling to themselves. But if you think about it, maybe there is another answer.Author John Eldredge tells the story of a Christmas tradition where his family goes into the

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Have you ever thought about what you want to have written on your tombstone? Some of the better epitaphs on tombstones are, “I told you I was sick!” “Here lies Lester Moore. Four slugs from a 44. No Les, no more.” Guess who’s this is, “My Jesus. Mercy.” – Al Capone. I think most people avoid talking about death as much as possible. You have probably never been to a party where the subject was

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Last Sunday, Easter, we showed this clip with a message that "It's Not Over!" Do you feel defeated?  Do you feel beaten?  Then this message is one of victory.Enjoy.click here for the video

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Wake-up… wake-up! The voice roused me from my sleep and I felt a tug on my shirt to get up and get going. It was my brother-in-law getting me out of my warm bed to pile into the station wagon for the long trip to Duke Medical Center. I was ten years old and my mother had what would be terminal cancer. This particular night was not totally uncommon, just too common. She was in such pain that she

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What’s going on in our world? Every day things seem to be getting worse. People are losing their jobs, the stock market is down, the banks are teetering on collapse, and it seems that things are simply spiraling downward. Someone even recently told me that the end of the world is coming soon. I asked, “How do you know?” She said, “Look at all the horrible things happening in our world.” I

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Football season has come to an end and so I and many of you have an empty place within us until next fall when they tee the ol’ pigskin up again. But before we say adieu, I want to revisit the two championship games from both college and the NFL.First let’s look at the final college game. It was the University of Florida against Oklahoma University. One of the participants was the Florida was

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It has been an exciting week in our nation. Our country is living new historyin electing Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. For those who voted for him and those who did not, he is the President… period. For the Democrats and the Republicans, he is the President… period. For the Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, etc… even the Atheist, he is the President…

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Happy New Year! So, what do you have in store for the New Year? Are you hoping that it will be a better year than last? Usually, when I hear people speak about the New Year, they speak with a tone of hope. They hope that life will be better. They hope that their investments will recover from last year's losses and grow again. They hope that they will enjoy good health. They hope they will be

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Check out this video... it is well thought and pretty neat!

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Click on this link to view a neat Christmas Video 4 Words for YouMerry Christmas

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As we approach Christmas, I want to talk to you about “The Shack.” It is a novel written by William Paul Young. It is a story about a man named Mac. Mac has had his ups and downs in life and after experiencing the death of one of his children, he has become pierced with a deep sadness. As you meet Mac and hear the retelling of his story, you begin to get to know him in a very realistic way. He

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http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4636641n

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The news has gone from bad to worse. Have you looked at your retirement account lately? How about your kids’ college fund? If they are invested in anything associated with the stock market from mutual funds or 401K’s, then it is very likely that you might be too scared to even peek at the numbers. You probably knew a few months ago about how much you had… but since then… it has been all

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Last week I showed a video to our Providence Church youth group. If I had told those young folks that we were getting ready to watch a presentation by a guy named Louie Giglio called “Indescribable”, I am not sure how many would have stuck around. Fortunately, Louie is an entertaining guy and he presents very well to both young and old. His topic was pretty huge. It was a presentation about the

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A few weeks ago I read a wonderful book by Pastor Andy Stanley entitled, “Since Nobody’s Perfect… How Good Is Good Enough?” The basic premise of the book is: Good People don’t go to heaven. I believe he is right when he says that most people reject this view. Clearly, there is a disconnect between what it means to hear Jesus’ words about salvation and what we think is fair and good. Stanley goes

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Allyson and Hannah Lydia... Have you been eating chocolate? Allyson and Abigail Beth and Allyson cooking up a storm... no wait... please don't! Abigail has a future as a taxi cab driver (Ned on board) Cousins Galore! Ned 4, Max 2, Lydia 3, Abigail 9 Hannah 11, Daniel 13

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When I moved to the area a few years ago, I heard that one day a storm could come and all of Bridge City could be under water. But, that had never happened before and when Hurricane Rita hit, it didn’t happen then either. So, it really couldn’t happen... but it did.From inches to feet, Bridge City flooded. The images that we received on the television and internet sites could only shock the

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click the link below and watch local news coverage!http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1138292619/bclid1137896012/bctid1795036818how will bc rebuild?http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1138292619/bclid1137896012/bctid1805534857for more pictures... http://www.kogt.com/go to photo gallery on main page on left.click on events, then on ike.what a site...

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Bridge City Texas was flooded by the storm surge on the morning of Hurricane Ike. Everyone that lives in BC city limits was flooded and then some. Basically everyone from my house to the Neches River and Sabine Lake had inches to feet of water in their homes and or businesses. It is truly catastrophic!Pizza Hut in Bridge City Jack In BCthe road from my house to BC

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It is now 3:00 a.m. I sit in my niece's home in Tyler, Texas watching the streaming internet broadcast from KFDM out of Beaumont. I have no idea what is happening at my home in Bridge City nor my office at St. John Lutheran Church in Nederland.I am specifically worried about flooding in the B.C. area. I am also feeling a sadness. I have heard that some folks that decided to stay in the area are

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So... are you as tired as I am? Have you been staying up late each night waiting vigilantly for that certain Olympic race or event? Have you enjoyed watching these Olympics? I have. It has been wonderful seeing Michael Phelps break record after record in all of his swimming events. I especially loved the 4 x 100 relay when the United States team came from behind in the last seconds to barely edge

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Not long ago, I got a phone call from my good friend Tom Butler. Tom and I went to school together and we often talk about all sorts of subjects. Our conversation began with his delight in his new job. By the time the conversation had gotten cranked up, he was in rare form. He was stuck in five o’clock traffic in Charlotte and suddenly a barrage of subjects and complaints came streaming forth

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I guess I am still a kid at heart; I still love to go to the movies. Maybe it's because I have kids that I still find comic book characters fascinating. Be it Iron Man, Spider-Man, Superman, or as the case may be recently, Batman. It has to be more than me who finds thrill in the comic book stories spun by both DC comics and Marvel considering the substantial box office records broken last week.

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What comes first... repentance or forgiveness? That is the question Professor J.B. Torrance raised with his theology students. This question was used to stop the soon to be preachers in their tracks and really make them think hard about the heart of God and the reconciling work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Torrance’s point was that God’s forgiveness (i.e. grace) is unconditional and is to be

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Hello Dads and Moms, I saw this blog elsewhere and had to post it for you. Maybe it will help?These agents specialize in profiling individuals in order to predict behavior. Use these tips to rest easy until your daughter comes home at curfew, courtesy of Rodale Publishing:.• Tip #1 from FBI agents – ask your daughter for her date’s full name ahead of time and then Google him, look him up on My

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When I was a teenager, one of the popular books of the day was "The Late Great Planet Earth" by Hal Lindsey. It was a book that scared the pudding out of me! It was still the era of the Cold War with Russia (USSR) and tension was always high. Lindsey used the Bible to explain the coming end of the world. His explanations were based on scripture and images that he put together to interpret a final

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This past Monday I went to a funeral. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise because as a pastor, I often conduct funerals, but on this occasion, I was there to support my friends. The friends were Roger and Beth Durham and their children Josh and Heather. Roger’s mother, Mrs. Laura Durham, had died after a battle with cancer and I wanted to be there.I had met Mrs. Durham on several occasions. She

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Last week, my kids and I went to see the newest super hero movie, Iron Man. The kids really liked it and it was very well done. More importantly, the message was clear. (For those of you who do not know the story, I will quickly give a recap) Tony Stark is a brilliant young man who inherits a weapons manufacturing plant from his father. Tony is everything the word “playboy” implies

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This past Wednesday, in Portland, Oregon, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University hit a home run in women’s college softball. It was her first home run in her career as a college or high school player. Why is that significant? Yes, her three run home run made the difference in the 4-2 win over Central Washington University and eliminated them from the playoffs. But that is not significant

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Prayer Day labyrinth to be ‘journey toward God’ by Darragh Doiron The Port Arthur News While the whole community is invited to The Prayer Path labyrinth, Beth Faulk is confident of one RSVP.“God is sure to show up,” Faulk said.Providence Presbyterian Church will host the interactive event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, which is the National Day of Prayer.The path is designed to be a

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When I was a boy, I heard many sermons in the church where I attended. Time and time again, I was told that Jesus loved me and He was a wonderful Shepherd and Counselor and all those other glorious names. Therefore, I want to be a Christian. You know, I wanted Jesus to take care of me and be my protector. And I needed it. Why did I need a protector you might ask? No it wasn’t from the bully at

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Article by Darragh Doiron for The Port Arthur News, PORT ARTHUR —Good neighbors are sharing brotherly love.The congregations of St. John Lutheran Church and Providence Presbyterian Church can’t get any closer. They’re sharing a building.“It’s worked exceedingly and abundantly beyond our wildest imagination,” Buddy Blake, St. John pastor, said.Clay Faulk explained how his flock moved into the St

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In the busy time of Easter week, I took a moment to sit back and listen to some music. I was drawn to a song by one of my favorite bands from the 90’s, INXS (Yes, I do listen to things other than Amazing Grace). One of their songs, The Stairs, speaks of how we all exist each day without really thinking about each other. A section of lyrics are, “Listened to by the walls, we share the same

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Here are some questions to ponder this Easter Holy Week. Did the Son of God give up his Father to become human? Did Jesus step out of the circle of relationship with the Father and Holy Spirit when He was born in the stable? The answers to these questions are all “of course not.” In Jesus, the relationship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is lived out in a divine-human existence. Don’t

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I heard the story of how there was once a pastor who was preaching a series on Jesus being the “perfect” human and still fully divine. The pastor was especially fired up in one of the sermons and challenged anyone in his congregation to tell him if they knew or knew of anyone who was perfect. To this challenge, one man stood up. The man said that, yes he did know someone who was perfect. The

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This year I have had more people ask me about Lent than ever before. So, I thought you might want to get a quick refresher on the season. Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. It originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a time of preparation for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were

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Next week the Super Bowl game will be played in Arizona. Already members of the media have descended upon the city in anticipation of writing or filming the stories, headlines, and special interest pieces. Whether you know it or not, the New England Patriots are playing against the New York Giants this year. The Patriots are undefeated on the season and have already broken the single season

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How’s your New Year going so far? Are you feeling anxious because you know the credit card bill is coming in the mail? Did you do enough at Christmas… give enough… too much… did you give the “right” gift… did it all go well? All these are questions you may ask yourself after the holidays. All too often we expect a great deal out of ourselves. This sometimes leads us to question what we have

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By the age of twelve, both of my parents had died. Fortunately, I have two older sisters, both of whom were willing to take me in. I settled into life with one of them, Judy and her husband, Charles. I was not adopted, but to some degree that is what happened. There is a deep and abiding love when you adopt someone. That had to be the way Joseph, the father of Jesus, felt. He knew the child

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Do you ever watch the television show “Dirty Jobs?” That’s the show where a guy travels around the country doing jobs that everyday people do for a living and all of these jobs are generally filled with grimy, stinky, dirty, filthy, disgusting, and sometimes downright gross things. The other week the star, Mike Rowe, was in an attic and he was helping a guy kill a huge infestation of bugs and

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I had to have my car worked on this past week. While sitting in the dealership waiting for my name to be called, I sat chatting with a woman. The television flashed an advertisement for Professional Wresting and she commented to me that her grandkids “love that stuff.” Over the years I have had many friends who loved it too. My dad watched it regularly and so did other family members. I

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