Churches Helping Churches

Our pastor went to Haiti last week to see first hand how the churches are doing in Haiti right now.  Tomorrow we'll be seeing an hour plus of coverage from his trip at church, but here's a taste for all of you.   Please…

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There are no words…

I never know what to say when people are hurting.  You'd think that once you've experienced great loss, shock, tragedy and the like that you'd know what to say.  The "perfect" word to comfort.  I can't do that.  I'm totally at a loss when…

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He is Good

I have tried to write something profound for the last 30 minutes, and it's not happening.  I've used the backspace and the delete button a lot.  There's too much on my mind to pray for, so I thought I'd just throw the requests out there…

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Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

When we first started attending Mars Hill, I learned this song.  I liked it.  It didn't become really real to me till Tullie was born.  The words began to pierce me.  After Eli died, I couldn't sing it when it was sung at church. …

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To Suffer Well

"Lay down this principle as law-God does nothing arbitrary.  If he takes away your health, for instance, it is because He has some reason for doing so; and this is true of everything you value; and if you have real faith in Him, you…

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Subjected to Hope

John Piper was at Matt Chandler's church The Village on December 27th.  He was there to encourage the congregants, after Matt Chandler's diagnosis of brain cancer.  Het gave an amazing sermon about suffering and hope.  I think that it's applicable to anyone who has…

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