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Prayer from Psalm 82-God’s Prayer

By on April 16, 2009 in Blog, Growth

God, I heard that you gathered all the powers-that-be and made a request. I heard that you asked: “Stand up for those who cannot stand, advocate for the children who have no advocate, make the poor your cause.” God, I wonder: Will they answer your prayer?  Will I?

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Our Weight is Affecting Our Witness

By on March 2, 2009 in Blog

Read these striking words (and others in the full article) from a recent blog entry by New Testament scholar Ben Witherington III: Obesity is a horrible Christian witness to a culture already known for its conspicuous consumption, and its TV shows like ‘The Biggest Loser’ where we actually watch the death struggle of grossly overweight [...]

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The Yes That Makes Possible the No (Mk. 1:21-39)

By on January 6, 2009 in Sermons

Ron Wade is one of the shepherds at Highland.  About fifteen years ago when a campus minister asked Ron if he would start a ministry to Asians in Memphis, he said “Yes.”  About four years ago when the Highland church asked if he would serve as a shepherd, Ron said “Yes.”  About two years ago [...]

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Dreams from The Holy: The Dream of Inclusion (Is. 56:1-8)

By on December 9, 2008 in Sermons

Earlier this month a photo was taken at the White House.  In it a white man and a black man sit in high back chairs in the Oval Office.  The white man is President George W. Bush.  The black man is President-elect Barak Obama.  It is the first time that a black President-elect has ever [...]

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