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Hope in a brown paper bag

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Today my senior pastor taught a message entitled “Hope in a Brown Paper Bag.”  This post isn’t about his message It’s about how I experienced it this morning. I’ll be honest…I never expected that today would be the day God would teach me that hope comes in packages that you don’t expect.  What happened? In…

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Things you can’t buy…

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So I get this picture in a text message.  I replied to my wife: Me: Cute…is he watching snow? Leona Santillan: Yep. He is playing very nicely this afternoon.  Has been coloring and watching the snow for about an hour now. Thanks for the early Christmas gift son! I love you – Dad

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Conversations//Have you considered who you follow…

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because it says a lot about who you’ll become. This thought keeps me on my toes.  It haunts me because I know that who you decide to influence your life eventually leads to a life reflecting that person. Before I go any further…I know that some will say, “I don’t follow any man, I follow…

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Conversations//What if…

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What if I could have a vocation that both paid my bills and allowed me to minister as a part of a local fellowship of believers? Would I still be compelled to live vocationally as a pastor? This was an interesting question that came up in a conversation I had in my living room with…

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