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Start lighting candles – quit cursing the darkness

By Dave Henning / February 17, 2020

“As Christ followers, we should be more known for what we’re for than what we’re against.  Translation?  Quit cursing the darkness and start lighting candles. . . .  Because cursing the darkness doesn’t cut it.  We’re called to flip blessings.”- Mark Batterson “And he (God) did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue […]

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God placed in the hands of angry people

By Dave Henning / January 20, 2020

“If you project human failings onto God, you end up with ‘God in the Hands of Angry People.’  It’s not God’s fault, unless you blame Him for giving us free will.”- Mark Batterson, Double Blessing “May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you.  May the LORD show you his favor and give […]

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Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity

By Dave Henning / May 1, 2019

Primal (Multnomah, 2009) Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church (Washington, D. C.) wrote Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity in 2009.  Just like prime numbers possess an indivisible quality, certain truths qualify as primal truths.  And chief among these truths is the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30).  It’s Christianity […]

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And they believe in the Christ

By Dave Henning / April 15, 2019

“I came up poor.  My mother only had a fourth-grade education.  My dad didn’t have any education at all.  But they were very structured.  They worked hard.  You know, they didn’t complain.  They didn’t murmur.  And they believe in the Christ.”- Evander Holyfield “That (godliness) is why we labor and strive, because we have put […]

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God’s guideposts mark life’s trail

By Dave Henning / November 19, 2018

“Set up road signs; put up guideposts.  Mark well the path by which you came.”- Jeremiah 31:21 (NLT) “There is a difference between making a trip and making a trail.  Far too many of us make the trip, but we don’t mark the trail.”- Mark Batterson, SFSG: So Far So God sermon series “Then Samuel […]

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Chase the Lion

By Dave Henning / October 28, 2016

Chase the Lion (Multnomah Books, 2016) Mark Batterson, head pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, recently published Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Too Small.  Mark’s latest book serves as a sequel to In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.  When one encounters a five-hundred-pound lion, […]

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