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Thursday, May 1st is the National Day of Prayer. When Christians unite under the common banner of Jesus Christ to pray - it’s great to show up and support the effort. 
There are two events in Chapel Hill - both at noon. One is at Grace Church, 200 Sage Road. Jim Reklis will be leading prayer [...]

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We took out the best admin staff in the Triangle this week - just to say thanks. Okay, it was administrative assistant’s week. We really are blessed to work with Arielle, Emily, Aska, and Kathy. They are behind the scenes helping so many things happen. Nothing healthy about this lunch: Red Robin burgers and fish-n-chips. [...]

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My son, Joseph, and I went to see “Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed” with DeWayne and the X (Grace’s Wed. youth group) at SouthPoint.
It’s a definite must-see to understand what is at stake in opening the discussion about evolution vs. intelligent design. 

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I was interviewed yesterday by Paul Nagy, Touchstones: Spiritual Experience, WCOM-FM 103.5.
We had a fun time discussing a ton of topics for 60 minutes. Paul’s goal is to be reflect the full range of spirituality in the community. Well… he got a shot of Grace.
You can listen to the interview here.

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Reuters ran an article yesterday “To fight prostitution, some say target clients.” This is a key strategy change. For years prostitutes have been criminals while the men buying sex have walked away. We’ve targeted the supply not the demand. The strategy has not worked. If there is demand, then those wanting to make money will [...]

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We are starting a new series at Grace Church entitled “One Month To Live.” I’m really excited about what God is going to do in lives through our study together. I’ve already started hearing some cool stories. 
There’s a new blog that we’ve started for the upcoming six weeks. It’ll have a daily devotional by a [...]

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This past week the conference “Together for the Gospel” took place in Louisville, KY. They had a great line up of speakers passionately committed to advancing the gospel of Christ (e.g. John Piper, RC Sproul, Albert Mohler, CJ Mahaney, Mark Dever, John MacArthur, Ligon Duncan, and Thabiti Anyabwile).
You can listen or download the messages here: Together for [...]

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I got back last night from a great ministry trip to Romania, Moldova, and Transnistria. 
I was reflecting on my way home how grateful I am for God’s blessings in my life. So after 9 days abroad, here are 9 things for which I am grateful:
1. God’s Grace - The theme for the conference we did [...]

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I’ve been having a great time with Jim Reklis and DeWayne Watson in Romania. We spent the first night having dinner with Daniel and Doina Matei as well as Tom and Julie Johnson. We went to Baia Mare, Romania for a pastors conference. The theme was “Creating an Environment of Grace.” I did two sessions [...]

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In this morning’s News and Observer, the lead article is on the lifting of water restrictions in Raleigh from Stage 2 to Stage 1. There’s a quote from Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker: “We’re all very pleased, and I want to say a word of thanks to everyone who’s worked so hard on overcoming this drought.”
 
I [...]

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