We know that people hate things. You hate things. I hate things. Here’s a list of things my Facebook friends hate based on a quick poll: Liars Hypocrites Bad drivers Taco Bell Snakes “Cords. Tangled cords. Long cords. Short cords. Cords in my way. ALL THE CORDS.” Animal abuse Child abuse Smoking It’s not surprising […]
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Susan Cain argues in her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking, that America has shifted from a culture of character to a culture of personality–from valuing moral quality to valuing relational effect. She writes, “America had shifted from what the influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a Culture
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Bring two groups of people to mind as you prepare to receive this passage: 1) the people you deal with on a regular basis, 2) the people who influence the way you deal with people (those you admire, aspire to be like, emulate–your role models). We know God cares about how we treat people. This
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Good morning, Driving home from dropping the kids off at school, I pondered what scripture I could share with you this morning, after the election. Some of us feel relieved. Some of us feel vindicated. Some of us feel shocked. Some of us feel outraged. Some of us don’t know what to feel. Many of
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Last night, in our desire to broaden our circle of fellowship to include more diversity, Meredith and I found our way to a Q Commons event hosted by For Charlotte at The Church at Charlotte. I’m still processing what we heard, and wanted to share some of my takeaways with you. They aren’t in any
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Our meeting place is on the edge of Charlotte, and many among us live or work here. We don’t fully understand what’s happened over the last few days, but here are some things we do know: Everyone is created in God’s image and likeness (Genesis 1:26; James 3:9). Police officers, protesters, rioters, innocents, criminals, vitriolic
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