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Sarah Update – Noon Wednesday Sept. 14
They took Sarah down for her 2 procedures at 11 am this morning to install the Lumbar Drain and do the 2nd Blood Block.
Read MoreSarah Keller – Medical Update – 9:30 Tuesday Night, Sept. 13th, 2011
Tuesday Night, 9:30 pm Update for Sarah Keller: Dr. Fuchs, Sarah’s surgeon came in today and basically discussed the options with us about where we go from here, because the headache pressure is still there whenever Sarah stands or sits up. So after consulting with him and he with the Neurologist, they are going to…
Read MoreSarah Keller Medical Journey
As many of you know, on Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, my wife, Sarah started experiencing an extreme headache that became worse and worse throughout the week. On Wednesday, she went to the Urgent Care and was given a prescription of heavy meds, but they didn’t touch it. On Thursday, at the 72 hour mark,…
Read MoreHow to Pray today – Next Level Church's First "Tuesday" Prayer & Fasting – September 2011
Jesus gave us a model for how we are to pray in Luke 11. I would highly recommend taking some time today and reading it through, b/c in these verses, we have a great template for how God wants us to pray: So, on this First Tuesday (Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day) Prayer &…
Read MoreThe Discipline of Replenishment
As I was reviewing my notes and the audios from the most recent Willow Creek Leadership Summit, I heard Bill Hybels use a phrase that I’ve heard him say before, but it jumped out at me. He said that, as Leaders, we must practice: The Discipline of Replenishment In other words, it’s not…
Read MoreWhy God wants us to Only be apart of 1 Church
Recently, I was listening to our local Christian Radio Station while taking my kids to school and the hosts were having a conversation about this trend we’re seeing in the church world today of “People attending more than one church.” After about 45 seconds, I grabbed my iPhone and told my boys in the…
Read MoreDetour leads to unexpected discovery
Galatians 4:13 “As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.” In this small verse, Paul makes an interesting statement, that the whole reason the church at Galatia exists, the whole reason they know Jesus at all, the whole reason they have had thier lives changed,…
Read MoreSo there's this verse in Proverbs that's been messin' with me…
Proverbs 24:11 “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” It’s our responsibility to actively and aggressively go after those who are headed in the wrong direction. We can’t just sit by and let them fall off a cliff of sin or poor decision-making, or complacency. I recently had a…
Read MoreProverb Wednesday – #5
Proverbs 21:11 “When a mocker is punished the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.” How do we learn? From punishment or consequences? Or from instruction? The better way to learn is to listen and watch those around us that we might gain a heart of wisdom. Otherwise, we’re left…
Read MoreProverb Wednesday – #4
Proverbs 26:12 “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” So the Bible says that someone who is wise in their own eyes is worse off than a fool. Wow. That’s huge because Proverbs doesn’t have a ton of good to say about…
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