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Author Archives: Mark Moormans
Control
This morning I listened on the radio to the new song “Control” by 10th Avenue North. The main line of the chorus, after which the song is named, is telling God “I give you control” (full lyrics here). I couldn’t … Continue reading
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The End Is Near. Again.
It has been said that familiarity breeds contempt. It also breeds indifference. There is a lot of discussion on the Internet about current events and whether or not they are tied to Biblical prophecy. I have to admit, some of … Continue reading
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A Tribute to the ONE Who made him
Today is a hard day. Yesterday, just before midnight, our beloved German Shepherd Shadow died. He was nine years old — young in our estimation — and we weren’t ready to say goodbye. We buried him in our family cemetery … Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Parents
I wrote the below as I was praying and considering the children we spend time with every Sunday night as a ministry outreach of our church. God makes no distinction in His calling to us all as parents, whether we grew … Continue reading
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The Early Church and Me (Part 4 of 4)
This is exactly what happened. From the very beginning. Continue reading
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The Early Church and me (Part 3 of 4)
(Go back to Part 2 of 4) They prayed a lot, together. Our third observation about the Early Church is that they prayed, a lot, together. One might think this would be a no-brainer, but it was an eye opener … Continue reading
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The Early Church and Me (Part 2 of 4)
(Go back to part 1 of 4) Our second observation from Acts chapters 1 through 5: The overwhelming and consistent message of the Early Church was “You killed Jesus.” Peter’s message in Acts 2 was “you killed Jesus, whom God … Continue reading
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The Early Church and Me (Part 1 of 4)
As our family has been reading the Book of Acts together, we have asked the question – what was the early Church known for? We have also asked what is the Church known for today, and what are we known … Continue reading
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What is Church? Starting from Scratch.
Recently our family studied through the gospel of John together in an effort to better know Jesus. Not just know about Jesus, but really know Him. What we discovered in that roughly two month journey was that much of what … Continue reading
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Why a blog?
I’ve been wanting to write a book for years, I’m just not sure I’m disciplined enough, or have enough spare time, to do it. I’ve probably started or written chapters to ten different books over the years, including outlines and … Continue reading
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