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DG Blog #39 12/4/20 During the time I spent studying, praying, and preparing for the day when I would go out and start my first church, I imagined the town, my congregation, the worship team I [...]

DG Blog #39 11/27/20   “Jacob … took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond and plane trees and made white stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the white inner wood of the [...]

DG Blog #38 11/20/20 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by [“seeing”] prayer and [verbalizing them through] petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests [in [...]

DG Blog #37 11/13/20 Everything God created is made up of atoms. Every solid thing that has mass and takes up space is called “matter.” Whatever you’re touching right now is “matter” composed of [...]

DG Blog #36 11/6/20 Perspective can be defined as a point of view or sense of proportion about something. To illustrate, let’s imagine an experienced sailor en route to a destination across a [...]

DG Blog #35 10/30/20     The kingdom Jesus brought with him is eternal—without fault, without failure, or the capacity to fail. It is a kingdom that rescues broken lives from their broken ways. [...]

DG Blog #34 10/24/20              The Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. ­ –Paul (1 Corinthians 4:18-20) When God created Adam and Eve, their purpose was to represent his [...]

DG Blog #33 10/17/20 The early church was rife with controversial teachings and false doctrine. Paul addressed them in matters of divorce, sexual immorality, homosexuality, drinking wine, [...]

DG Blog #32 10/9/20 Many who watched the first presidential debate were disheartened by the way the two candidates conducted themselves in the exchange. Some likened the scene to two children [...]

DG Blog #31 10/2/20 There is a message at the potter’s house for us, as well. We don’t want to see ourselves as lumps of clay. Our sin nature makes us loathe seeing ourselves as “creatures.” We [...]