Stac’s Place

It’s raining.  Now.  Again.  We’ve been getting a lot of rain here lately. I think it’s OK, because we need the rain. Gardens have been planted, and it’s time for God’s watering plan to kick in.  My next door neighbor is building a lighthouse (seriously, he is) and I think we might need [...]

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In just a few short days I will be taking a group of graduating seniors on their senior trip. This is the second year that a group of our seniors have asked to go, opting for this trip to work at the Rose of Sharon Orphanage, rather than spend a week at a beach [...]

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I have to admit it–I loved to listen to Paul Harvey.
Last Wednesday at XStream, I wanted to illustrate grace–getting something that you don’t deserve, don’t earn, etc.  So I started to ask for a volunteer, and a young lady (Maddie) raised her hand before I could finish the sentence.  I stopped mid-speak, and asked her [...]

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We have a staff tradition that I think is genius.  Many moons ago, Dan (our lead pastor) started asking people to share their God-stories–places where we see God at work in our lives, and in our ministry.  It’s been a great source of encouragement over the years.  Even on those days when it’s hard to [...]

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The word “RISK” has been running around in my brain for the last few months.  I think I first became aware of it when a few of us from Calvary were headed to Dallas for a meeting with some folks from Leadership Network as part of a learning community.  I picked up a copy of [...]

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The History Channel is running a new tv show based around the 1871 trek of American journalist Henry Morton Stanley to find missing explorer Dr. David Livingstone.  The show looks intriguing, and it got me to thinking about Livingstone.  I’d never read much about him, but I thought that I remembered him being a man [...]

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My dad used to tell me that if the whole world stinks, I need to check my upper lip.  In other words, if every situation looks/smells bad, the problem might be right under my nose.
Have you ever run across a passage of scripture that you simply knew you had to share with someone else?  That [...]

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