Author Archives: Jason

Beachside musings

All right, so Sunny and I were SUPPOSED to spend this week in Gulf Shores with her family for a much needed vacation. God had other plans. As you probably know, Hurricane Katrina has been ravaging the coasts of Alabama, … Continue reading

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Blue Like Jazz

I had a chance to hear Donald Miller speak last night at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Miller is the author of several books, including the best-seller, Blue Like Jazz. Jazz is a writing of non-religious thoughts on Christian spirituality. It … Continue reading

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The Great Glory of God

“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!You have set your glory above the heavens.” — Psalm 8:1 The Psalms are for those who have fallen in love with the glory of God. How I … Continue reading

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Our Great God

An encounter with the greatness of God. I’m sure that’s not what Moses expected when he woke up that morning. In fact, I’ll bet that day began as any other ordinary day started for Moses. But it’s startling when the … Continue reading

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Powerful words

I was reading through the opening chapters of the Gospel of Mark recently and I was struck by the words of Jesus. Mark, likely the first of the Biblical Gospels to be written according to scholars, bypasses the lengthy genealogies … Continue reading

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Tag, You’re It…

I’m still a novice at this whole “blog” thing. So you can imagine my surprise when a good friend told me he’d “tagged” me. According to the rules, I’m supposed to answer the same questions he’s answered on his blog. … Continue reading

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Interns 05

This post is probably a bit overdue, but I wanted to take a moment and thank God for the great work of our interns this year. Dan, Jenna, Heath & Beth were a tremendous blessing to this ministry this summer … Continue reading

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10 Year Reunion

This weekend, I’ll attend my 10 year reunion. It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since I graduated from high school. In some ways, it seems much longer than that. Here are a few of life’s lessons I’ve … Continue reading

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Rambling Jesus

I met Rambling Jesus today. Rambling Jesus wore a weathered, purple polo shirt, a blue button-up sweater, a pocketwatch and a huge belt buckle. He stood 6’2″ and wore brown, square-rimmed eyeglasses. Rambling Jesus was an old man, probably in … Continue reading

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From the Empire State

We’ve had a great week so far in New York. We’ve been working with the Horseheads congregation in the southern part of the state. The people here have been great, and our group is doing a wonderful job. We’ve had … Continue reading

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