Kendrick Vinar

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Here’s one sign of a good friend: someone who can really be happy for you when you’re happy. And… someone who can be bummed with you when you’re bummed. Unfortunately, we can often be self-centered or just busy and not slow down to empathize with others. Have you ever called a friend and just wanted [...]

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Amelia was sooooo cute this morning. Nana has her practice the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 23 [show]<div class="esv"><h2>Psalm 23 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.esvapi.org/assets/play.swf?myUrl=hw%2F19023001-19023006" width="40" height="12" class="audio"><param name="movie" value="http://www.esvapi.org/assets/play.swf?myUrl=hw%2F19023001-19023006" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></h2> <div class="esv-text"><h3 id="p19023001.01-1">The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> Is My Shepherd</h3> <h4 class="psalm-title" id="p19023001.06-1">A Psalm of David.</h4> <div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19023001.10-1"><span class="chapter-num" id="v19023001-1">23:1&nbsp;</span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is [...]

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I woke up early this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. My mind was running. Same thing happened the night before. Ahhh… When I get going too fast internally I find that it shows up in different ways. That’s one. I kick it in gear all day, and I have a hard time slowing [...]

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Leadership is influence. Your influence with people is all about your connection with them. Sometimes we overwhelm ourselves and think we need a deep long discussion to talk with people. Actually a quick “ping” (check in) is a powerful tool to stay connected. A computer guru at Grace Church, Ray Hooker, sent me the following [...]

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If you’re concerned about what movies your kids watch (and the ones you watch too) and wish you had a way to know what was coming without ruining the movie, then voila… Plugged In. Plugged In reviews all the latest movies in the theaters – as well as you can search their pretty extensive movie [...]

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I just had the privilege of going to the ACTS 29 church planter’s bootcamp” in Raleigh. The highlight was hearing Mark Driscoll teach on the history of church planting movements. The Bible talks about the sons of Issachar who understood the times that they were in. Mark has a good understanding of God is doing [...]

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Ken Rockwell is my favorite resource for learning about photography. He has a website loaded with great information, articles, and reviews for cameras and lenses.  You want to learn a ton about photography in 20 minutes, just read the following two articles:  How to Make Great Photographs Why Your Camera Does Not Matter Have fun [...]

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I received an email a couple days ago from someone who asked me, “What happens when Revolutionary Love goes bad?” The person went out on to describe how she had reached out with kindness and love to some in need. Her experience was not good. The person was not grateful and pressured her (with tears) [...]

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If you’d like a FREE (we all love that word) copy of John Piper’s book When I Don’t Desire God, you can download it here. It’s a great book on how to cultivate a passionate spiritual life (which God commands us to have as John Piper points out). The book understands how we struggle, meets [...]

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