When he prayed it, it rocked his world and the world around him. When you and I pray it, it opens the floodgates of God’s…
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Pastoral remarks from the biblical standpoint of PEACE to help us navigate the storm. This past weekend in Mountain's series called FULL OF IT we…
MoreIt is not the way the world was created. And is not the way the world will one day be. Stunned. Horrified. Grief-stricken. Livid. Afraid.…
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You have likely heard about the resignation of Bill Hybels as Lead Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. There are allegations of inappropriate…
MoreHi friends, "Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid." That quote by Frederick Buechner helps me imagine Jesus introducing…
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In 1934, a pastor from Georgia made a trip to the Holy Land, and then on to Berlin, Germany to attend a ministry conference. While…
MoreWhile our country is divided in many ways, after Vegas we find ourselves united in common shock and sadness. God’s people are uniting all over…
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Our country has been deeply divided between red and blue, black and white, kneelers and standers. The tragedy in Las Vegas has united us in…
MoreMany Puerto Ricans have fled their home island because of its sinking economy and nasty crime rate. Almost half a million of them have come…
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The world was stuck like a clock at midnight. Then Jesus came! But imagine what would the world would be like if Jesus never came.…
MoreWhen chaos broke out in the streets after Freddie Gray last March, it shined a light on ugly problems in our world, in our city…
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My slightly older sister Cathy had a birthday recently. She turned old. But she went sea kayaking on the weekend in Palos Verdes off the coast of…
MoreTwo lists. List one: Hate. Anger. Violence. Fear. Distrust. Disgust. Harshness. Ignorance. Retaliation. List two: Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Gentleness. Faithfulness. Self-control. Each…
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Jim Tune used to operate a stock brokerage firm. Then Jesus turned over his money tables and called him into ministry. For the last nineteen…
MoreThanksgiving doesn't spring naturally from every heart. It has to be coaxed. But with proper encouragement, it will poke out its head from where it…
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“Hey Dad! They were just talking about Mountain on the radio!” My daughter Ellie told me. Jack Larkin, afternoon radio personality for Shine FM in…
MoreOctober 31 is not so much about pumpkins and costume parties and overdosing on those annoyingly tiny candy bars (do they keep making them smaller…
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I visited London and all I got was all amped up about the church Come up the stairs and out onto the street from London’s…
More“Why do you do that?” The guy who asked me that question was a Brit. We were standing in “queue” together at the airport in…
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Rapper Lil Wayne had some time on his hands when he was in prison a while ago. Rolling Stone magazine asked him what he found…
MoreThis past weekend we were talking about being unashamed. Being BOLD is part of what you saw in Jesus, Paul, Peter, the early church. Are…
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A super highlight of 2013 was when my daughter Ellie and I visited her sponsored child. Her name is Evelyn, she lives in Ecuador, and…
MoreBefore the verdict for the George Zimmerman trial was announced, we all knew that regardless of the outcome, many people would be upset. Angry. Hurt.…
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Many in Turkana believe there is a God, but that he got bored and left. Now they wonder if they are left to fend for…
MoreThe lease is signed on the property in Edgewood which will soon be the home of the EPICENTER where Mountain’s newest campus will meet. Luke…
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As a kid, I barely took notice when the rich baritone voice of George Beverly Shea boomed through my Grandparents’ living room. But that’s where…
MoreHow Jackie Robinson Saved My Life Guest Blogger: Vince Antonucci I grew up in a verbally abusive home. My father’s violent tirades were like heart-seeking…
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One thing I love about Mountain Christian Church is that it is a church that totally gets the “AND.” The AND is a mature understanding…
MoreWell congrats, Ravensites. A hard fought win. A great year. A storybook finish for Ray Lewis. A real team effort. And only a little defensive…
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I was in Orlando last week for some meetings with Christian Standard magazine. I serve as a contributing editor and we gather there to plan, propose,…
MoreIn the message from December 1-2, I tried to remind us that God has a habit of choosing and working through people we might typically…
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Hello friends, In the now-familiar story of the "Good Samaritan" we see that even those who are attempting to be faithful to God in their…
MoreHello friends, I wanted to share a bit with you about our second convoy of supplies to NYC delivering relief supplies to our friends in…
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Hello Mountain and Friends! Just before 11 PM last night, a group huddled around our drivers to pray before they got in the trucks and…
MoreAbout 2 o’clock on the afternoon on the eve of All Saints Day 1517, a young monk hammered a stack of papers to the north…
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Spyware. Unibrow. Supersize. Do you know what these words mean? They are new listings in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. There are some other neologisms floating around as…
MoreMaybe you saw the buzz in the news about a papyrus fragment from the 4th century, written in the Coptic language. It includes a few…
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