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Road to the Future (Hess Fundraiser)

August 10, 2012

As most of you know a while ago I wrote the post titled The Future of a Tribe called Hess which shared how Myra and I feel that the next step in our faith journey is to go forth and plant a church. At the time that piece was written we believed we had a [...]

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Mentoring Like Barnabas (by Will Vaus)

August 3, 2012

One type of mentoring role that is often overlooked is that of Barnabas. Joseph was his real name. Barnabas was his nickname. He was given that nickname because Barnabas means “son of encouragement”. Barnabas was drawn to people he could encourage. Barnabas was one of the first to sell his possessions to help the poorer [...]

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Welcome to eckSermonator

July 11, 2012

Hello and welcome. If you’re here because of my recent post on either Red Letter Christians or Sojourner I’d like to say thanks for taking the time to visit the site. Of course if that is not how you found eckSermonator I still appreciate your visit and potential interaction. Please feel free to take a [...]

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Mentoring Like Paul (by Will Vaus)

July 1, 2012

The first type of mentoring role I suggest we examine is that of Paul. What do you think of when you think of the Apostle Paul? We often think of Paul as the great preacher and missionary who spread the Gospel across the Roman Empire. From the very moment of his dramatic conversion, Paul was [...]

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You Have The Right To Remain Silent (aka Christians Do Not Have Freedom of Speech)

June 28, 2012

One of the things that make America so great is the ability to express yourself, much to the joy, and even pain, of those around you. The freedom of speech is a two-edged sword and more often than not the one who wields it doesn’t fully grasp the power behind it. Sadly there is no [...]

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Out of an overflow (video)

June 20, 2012

“…we can not give anyone anything unless it comes out of an overflow of relationship with God.” – Joshua Stump, Director of Anchor Mission USA Take two minutes of your time and watch the following video…good stuff.

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Mentoring (by Will Vaus)

June 6, 2012

The Christmas after my father died my brother gave me a book entitled Tuesdays with Morrie. It is the true story of a sports writer, Mitch Albom, and his reunion with his former college professor who is dying of ALS. Albom is a multitasking workaholic, whose life is a series of hurried appointments, rushed phone [...]

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The Future of a Tribe called Hess

May 13, 2012

In early 2003 the tribe of Hess launched out into full-time ministry and moved to North Carolina. We feel in love… it was such a great place to live and though we felt that moving to Arizona in mid-2004 was the path God placed before us we nonetheless missed North Carolina. Later on we moved [...]

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