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April 13, 2020

Easter 2020 Sermon (short, chopped, mini version) – New Birth Into a Living Hope

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April 13, 2020May 25, 2020

2020 Easter Sermon – “New Birth into a Living Hope” (complete text)

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April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

“I press on” – a message to pastors, ministry leaders, and anyone else struggling with uncertainty and insecurity in the face of a global pandemic

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March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

“How are you doing?”: the many moods of an introverted pastor in an age of coronavirus

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March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

“It’s the end of the Church as we know it, and I feel fine.”

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March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

“Compassionate Community” – a sermon prepared for First Church Orlando, for our series, “Christ Centered Community”

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August 12, 2019

We’re ALL afraid…

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August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Is Jesus helpless?

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January 14, 2019January 19, 2019

SuperSoul Question #8: “What do you know for sure?” (Part 8, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)

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November 1, 2018

Lament

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