Taking it back to December on this cold and rainy, dreary day down South… The week before Christmas, and the day after our church’s December preview service, we flew up to the Big Apple for a few days. This trip was a Christmas gift from my mom (Meme) and we had the best time. Our family loves New York City and…
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FIVE ideas for Lent
It’s Ash Wednesday and that means Lent has begun. Do you observe Lent? I have all my life and, even though our new church is contemporary and non-liturgical, my family still celebrates those hallowed days before the glorious morning of Easter. Those 40 days of reflection and preparation just makes Easter that much more meaningful and joyful! I grew up in…
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previewing and launching
This is part two of our Shoreline launch story. To read part one click here. Our first preview service was October 16th. Preview services are like practices or dress rehearsals. It’s a way for us to get the word out, communicate who we are, while also establishing what worship is going to look like at Shoreline. Church plants make adjustments and tweaks…
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a parachute drop
I said I was going to post about Shoreline, so here we go! Over the last eight months, everything has been leading up to this point: the launch of our church. Our launch service was February 5th, but before I post about that, I want to tell you how we got there. And, before I begin with that, I’d like to explain…
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our new house
We bought a house in a relatively new, cookie-cutter-ish subdivision. The lot sizes are pretty much all the same (small) and there are not many trees (within the fences). However, there are qualities of our neighborhood that we absolutely love. The exteriors of the homes vary, incorporating different colors and building materials like stone, brick, siding and stucco. They are all built…
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house hunting
We moved into our new home last June. We didn’t find out we were definitely moving until the end of March. Our new city was about 3 1/2 hours away. Needless to say, finding and buying a home was not easy. Add to that, a city we had never been to and knew nothing about, nor did we know anyone, and…
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