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Step Out Of The Box — Step Into The Thrill — In Nashville

Step out of the box — step into the thrill — in Nashville! Step out and God will step in!  Step out of routine; step out of the same 0le same ole — with participatory church where ordinary people show and … Continue reading

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What The Church Can Learn From Chris Johnson & The Tennessee Titans’ Running Game

Nashville’s Tennessee Titans’ running game has something to teach the church.  After a holdout that caused Chris Johnson, the best running back in the National Football League the past three years, to miss all of training camp, the Titans signed him to a $50+ … Continue reading

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What The Church Can Learn From Country Music, Yall

I’m from Nashville, Music City — home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Mother Church of Country Music.  Here are some things that the church can learn from Country Music: *  Let people tell their stories.  Country songs tell heart-felt stories.  People … Continue reading

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How To Regularly Experience The Inner Flow Of The Holy Spirit

Jesus promised His followers an inner flow of the Holy Spirit.  He said:  “Out of your inner most being shall flow rivers of living water.”  This is not just theology, theory, or doctrine, but an actual, ongoing experience.  Believers have amazing spiritual … Continue reading

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Attention: Nashville College Students (& Other Young Adults)

Would you like to experience something really out of the box — something non-traditional, creative, innovative, free, spontaneous, exciting, and surprising?  Then you need to check out Nashville’s most unique church.  This place is different!  Power packed!  Spirit-led!  Multi-racial.  A church where people … Continue reading

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Respond To The Spirit Like A Windmill

There is a 245 year old windmill from the Netherlands on Windmill Island, a city park in Holland, Michigan.  It even has a name, De Zwaan, which means in Dutch, graceful bird.  As I was walking through the park yesterday, the Holy … Continue reading

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