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Stop Rest and Relax…seriously.

With snow on the way (or as we call it here at Nativity the “s” word) this weekend it looks as if things may slow down for Baltimore. Just in…

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Opening Up The Relational

I think there are more of us then not that wish for some type of Christmas miracle. This whole Advent Conspiracy has been about relational giving and...

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Have Yourself A Relational Christmas

Spent some time this morning with a couple of guys from last year’s Ironman group. It was great to see them (had been 6 months), catch up and talk...

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Repeat, Apply and Clarify

Like the rest of the congregation we encouraged the students to buy one less gift this Christmas and in return do two things. In exchange for that...

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Fighting A Spiritual Cold

Haven’t been feeling too well lately…I’m fighting a cold. The tough part about being sick is how this cold has debilitated me from doing two things I...

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Shouts and Whispers

I got into the office at 8:15am this morning. There really isn’t anyone in at this time and when I get in this early I find myself just listening to…

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Piling On The Madness

I have two holiday parties I’m attending this week, I know that sounds busy; however, they are the only two parties I’ll be attending. For both...

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There’s No Peace on This Channel

I can be a television junky…in fact I think a lot of us can. I get into work pretty early, which allows me to leave most days at a time,…

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Letting It Flow

I have this little copper pipe in my office to help me think about what flows through me. In life we are influenced by a lot and while we can’t…

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It Snowed Therefore I Ran

It snowed; therefore, I ran. One of my favorite things to do in the winter is run when it’s snowing. There is just something about running in the...

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VBS from a Youth Pastor’s Point of View Day 4

I’ve created a monster, teens are asking “How’s your chicken?”, now the little kids are asking, “How’s your chicken?” Just in case you haven’t picked...

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VBS from a Youth Pastor’s Point of View Day 3

Another day of VBS and another day of hundreds of kids. I was in the back watching the opening session and it was great to see how the theater was…