March is one of my favorite times of the year, simply because it is NCAA Basketball’s March Madness. This tournament pits the top 68 teams in the country against one another in a “win or go home” scenario. The “Madness” part of the title comes in when you have small schools going up against the [...]

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Over the last few weeks in The Grove on Wednesday nights, we have been working our way through sections of Mark’s Gospel.  I really love Mark because he is a no frills type of writer. His gospel was very short and to the point. In seminary I lovingly nicknamed it the “Speedy” Gospel because the [...]

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It’s hard to believe that summer is already coming to a close!  It seems like just yesterday graduation weekend took place. I don’t know about you but for me summer has been a complete blur. Maybe this phenomenon occurs because summer is full of one-off events like weekends away camping, music festivals, service weeks, sports/church [...]

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Have you ever read the letter to Philemon? If not, then grab your Bible and read through it. It will take five minutes. If yes, then reread it! It will take four minutes. Go… Why are you still reading this? You are supposed to be reading your Bible! Do it! Ok, see I told you [...]

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