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A Snowy Winter Retreat

Our snowy weekend winter retreat at Grace Community Baptist Church in Richmond, VA was not anything like it was planned to be, but it turned out to be a great weekend of spiritual renewal and commitment with around 70 students involved. Due to the weather, Grace made the last-minute decision to host the weekend on…
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1.24.10

We had another great weekend at Journey Church. Our good friend Sara Scott came in from Charlotte for a visit and co-lead with me. It brought back some old memories of some great worship experiences in Charlotte via CharlotteONE, Southbrook Church, Ridge Church, etc. Broke 2 strings this weekend in 2 separate services. What is…
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Takeaways from Dead Preachers: Tozer: Awake

One of my goals this year is to listen to and read more sermons from dead preachers. It’s just one of those things that the Lord laid on my heart at the end of ’09 that I really want to be faithful in. There’s so much to learn from some of these dead preachers who…
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1.17.10

Great day at Journey Church. Week 2 of “Jump” series. Pastor Jimmy Carroll brought the Word strong on faith– a fresh look at David & Goliath. Some highlights: Faith is about focus. Faith is given and then developed, not conjured up. As we exercise faith, God proves Himself faithful. Setlist: 1. My Savior Lives (New…
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Happy Birthday Tasha Joy Via

On this day 31 years ago, a beautiful little baby girl was born to Larry and Robbie Litke on a snowy day in Toledo, Ohio. Her name was Tasha Joy Litke, and she became my wife 23 years later on a gorgeous spring day in Charleston, SC. This woman has become my closest friend, my…
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