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Children in Church

I just ran across this article and wanted to share it with you: What My Pastor Did About the Rowdy Kids at Our Church Pastor Dan certainly reflects our view of children in worship at Thornydale Family Church. We are blessed to have so many families with small children who are learning to love and worship Jesus by being part of our worship gathering each week. I love seeing kids sing at the top of...

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis

This post is pretty long, but please, before you get mad at me or are tempted to fire off a nasty response, please do me the favor of hearing me out completely. Like many of you, I imagine, last week my knee jerk response to the terrible atrocities in Paris was to immediately support those who are calling for our country to refuse to admit any Syrian refugees into the United States. Those calls...

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Honoring our government officials

This week I read something that I didn't particularly like in 1 Peter chapter 2: Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. (1 Peter 2:13-14 ESV) I don't like what Peter wrote because it contradicts completely my own fleshly nature which would rather...

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The Oregon School Shootings

There has been a lot said and written over the last few days about the latest school shooting in Oregon. Much of that discussion has focused on things like gun control and mental health, which is certainly appropriate. But in my opinion that focus fails to really get to the heart of the issue. I'd like to briefly address two of those root problems. Much of the discussion that I've seen seems to be...

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The Pope's Visit

Now that Pope Francis’ visit is coming to an end, I wanted to take a moment to share a few observations: 1.      I am deeply concerned about what I term “Pope-mania” – which is really nothing more than the worship of a human being. The Bible is clear that no one other than God deserves our worship – not even an angel, alone another human. When John attempted to worship...

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My take on the Kim Davis situation

I’ve been reluctant to chime in on the whole Kim Davis situation – in large part because I’ve struggled personally to decide exactly what to think of this situation. And even after thinking and praying about this for a couple of weeks now, I will admit I still don’t have all the answers. Let me also acknowledge before I share my thoughts that I know that others who I respect greatly will disagree...

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