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Sr. Pastor, Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church, Crystal River, FL

Lecanto, FL
Joined September 2011
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Is there a better name in all of American history than Sojourner Truth!
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"The truth is, there is no greater unrighteousness than self-righteousness." Steven Curtis Chapman/Scotty Smith (via Mike Khandjian)
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If we wait until 16 to give a person access to a two-ton assemblage of metal and glass that can cause grave damage, I think it's quite reasonable to wait until 16 to give a person access to a six-ounce assemblage of metal and glass that can cause grave damage. Andy Crouch
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Let God have you and let God love you and don’t be surprised if your heart begins to hear music you’ve never heard before. Max Lucado
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“Father, as with King Nebuchadnezzar, take away Putin’s authority/power. Put him on his face, drench him with dew, make him eat grass and grow feathers. Reveal yourself to him (Daniel 4:31-33). End his evil-making against your image-bearers and church.” Scotty Smith
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“Preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten.” Count Zinzendorf
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Only a Man Can Be a Husband. Only a Man Can Be a Father. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/…
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If once upon a time we looked to politics primarily for governance, we now look to it for belonging, righteousness, meaning, and deliverance—in other words all the things for which we used to rely on Religion. David Zahl
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Failure is being successful at the things that don’t matter.
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Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing- sickness, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death can take that love away. Henry Nouwen
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“The mystery of ministry is that we have been chosen to make our own limited and very conditional love the gateway for the unlimited and unconditional love of GOD." Henri Nouwen via Scotty Smith
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An unchurched Christian is a grotesque anomaly. The New Testament knows nothing of such a person. For the church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought. John Stott
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Outside of a dog a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. Groucho Marx
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If the gospel is not the answer to your problem, you don’t understand your problem. Larry Crabb
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The goal of parenting is that our kids would leave the house at 18 and be unable to live the rest of their lives believing that their sins repel Christ. Our goal is to make the heart of Christ irresistible and unforgettable to them. Dane Ortlund
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Fresh off impressive 2020 cycle, Tony Cortese, Cameron Ulrich launch fundraising firm Capital Resources floridapolitics.com/archives…
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Brilliant...as always!
Political advocates for both the Right and the Left devote great energy to criticizing ”moderates” and “centrists” as people who are “selling out” to the culture and refusing to take brave stands. Let me tell you a story! 1/9
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