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Peter: When you think you know better – Nevertheless!

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Luke 5 Peter grew up in a fishing family and in a fishing community. Fishing was what he knew. It was what he did. It was how he supported his family. I would imagine Peter would tell you that there were a lot of things he knew nothing about. But fishing – that was something

A ‘nevertheless’ moment

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Have you ever had a Nevertheless moment? What exactly is a Nevertheless moment, you might be asking. That moment when all of your common sense and experience is telling you one thing, but you are quite sure that the Holy Spirit is telling you something quite different. It’s that moment you go against your gut

Churches – Stop Livestreaming!

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During this pandemic and the many churches that have temporarily closed their doors, churches are turning to social media and technology to get their message out. I think that is great. However, you can put out a great video message without making it live. You do not have to Livestream. Here are my thoughts: Many

“Up into the mountains to pray”

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During this down time as we deal with the Coronavirus, I have been watching some of Ken Burns extended series on our National Parks. Watching it I have been struck with a couple thoughts: Just about every single person that was influential in setting up our parks or was an early visitor to our parks

Stay by the Stuff

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Message from my 15th anniversary at Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Dillsburg PA

Top 5 regrets from the first 15 years of pastoring.

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February of 2020 marks 15 years that I have been a pastor and all 15 have been with the Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Dillsburg, PA. These have been the best years of my life but there are things I wish I had done differently and things I wish just were different. Here is my

5 things that have changed in my 15 years of pastoring (and 5 that I predict will change in the next 15)

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1. Technology. Nothing has changed in our entire culture more than technology. Fifteen years ago when I became Pastor we were recording on cassette tapes and we were not antiquated. We quickly moved to recording on CD’s but now we don’t even do that anymore. Most of my job is done via a computer or

5 things to improve after 15 years of Pastoring.

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In February of this year I am celebrating 15 years of being a pastor and all 15 have been at Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Dillsburg, PA. As I reflect back over the last 15 years I am attempting to be introspective and see what I have learned, what I did wrong and what I

10 things I’ve learned in my first 15 years of pastoring (part 2)

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Part 2 of the 10 things I’ve learned in my first 15 years of being the pastor of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Dillsburg, PA. 6. Protect your family. I grew up in a Pastor’s home so I had a good idea what to expect, but I cannot over emphasize the importance of taking

10 things I’ve learned in my first 15 years of Pastoring (part 1)

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In February of 2020 I will have pastored for 15 years. All 15 at the same church. It has been a blessing and we have seen many, many great things happen. We have also had our challenges. As I look back on the last 15 years there are a number of lessons that I have