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Two for Twenty!
The simplest way to say it is that twenty years ago today my wife and I exchanged wedding vows in a small Baptist church in Idlewild, MI. And for these past twenty years God has been good and faithful...
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Jesus is Enough!
Unfortunately, as Christians we are people given to introspection. Some of it is self-imposed. Other times it is imposed upon us by the expectation of others. This introspection often leaves us...
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Reaching Out Through Campus Outreach
One of the blessings that has been East Point Church over the years has been our relationship with the parachurch ministry Campus Outreach. Early in our vision as a church, we established the desire...
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Fall Football Reading
At the onset of the fall college football season, it is my general practice to read a book on my favorite team The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. I am often asked why I pull for the Fighting Irish....
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C’mon The Front Porch
Over the years God has granted me the privilege of making many encouraging and mutually edifying friendships in the ministry. Two of my best are Louis Love and Thabiti Anyabwile. I have been blessed...
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Restoration Day
Like many pastors, Monday tends to be what we call our “day off.” Though there are really no days off from the cares and prayers of the church, Mondays do allow me to put my phone away, not answer...
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Men Ought Always to Pray
One of the most popular daily devotional books is Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. Last evening the reading for November 13 was particularly inspiring. May we understand again the importance and...
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Why Thanksgiving Was So Good For Us
Timothy and Naia Byrd are missionaries with Campus Outreach in Johannesburg South Africa. They are a great encouragement to us at East Point Church. We pray we are of some encouragement to them as...
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Happy Birthday, Beethoven!
You were born on this day, December 16, in the year 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Your name has become synomous with excellency in musical achievement. And no acheivement more excellent than your Ninth...
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What I’m Reading Now
It has been a while since my last installment of what I’m reading now. However, don’t take that as a sign that nothing is being read. Contraire mon frère! Weekly sermon preparation requires much...
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