May 31, 2011Melodee, Matt with Eddie and Jessica Torres (A 23 year friendship in ministry) Experience with Cross-Cultural Ministry Melodee and I are hard-wired to work in a multiethnic community. God started this in Matthew in High School. “My earliest encounter with Lucho fused the desire to work with people of other races and cultures. This grew [...]
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May 27, 2011Photo Credit: apprising.org Full disclosure: Rick Warren is Dr. Matthew and Melodee Smith’s Pastor. We have been members at Saddleback since 2005. We believe this interview will be tremendously enlightening! On May 1, respected author and speaker John Piper sat down with Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church. Piper quizzed Warren on the doctrine surrounding [...]
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May 25, 2011Recently I was asked, “What ways have you seen that are successful for folding college students or recently graduated college students into a larger fellowship?” Essentially, this person wanted to know, “How do you get college age students involved in the church’s mission and min My response included 6 key thoughts … You have to [...]
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May 24, 2011Artwork Credit: marcohara.blogspot.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. 2 Chronicles: The Spiritual Evaluation of Judah’s Kings The old adage, “What [...]
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May 23, 2011You are invited to attend! Bring a friend!
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May 22, 2011Artwork Credit: kenraggio.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. 2 Chronicles: The Spiritual Evaluation of Judah’s Kings The old adage, “What [...]
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May 20, 2011Map Credit: jesusreigns.wordpress.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. 1 Chronicles: The Spiritual Life of David (about 40 years) Remember that [...]
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May 19, 2011You are invited to attend! Bring a friend!
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May 18, 2011Photo Credit: everydaysaholiday.org Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. 1 Chronicles: The Spiritual Life of David (about 40 years) Remember that [...]
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May 17, 2011Photo Credit: askmen.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. 1 Chronicles: The Spiritual Life of David (about 40 years) Remember that [...]
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