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Life Lesson #2: Expectations, First Impressions, and the Importance of Being Realistic

It was a sweltering hot night in Matamoros, Mexico. I was in the middle of a three-week stint leading worship for a missions organization based in Georgia. Their base in Matamoros housed a large number of summer staff, translators, and visiting mission teams. It was about halfway through the summer when some new staffers arrived after dinner. Some of the veteran staff members were talking with them at the door of the dining hall when I walked up.

One of my staff friends introduced me to the new group. “…and this is Heath. He’s our worship leader and speaker for a few more days. His jokes are the funniest. Go ahead and tell one.” Read the rest of this entry »

 
 

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When Puppets Pray

Sometimes things happen in life that have no real explanation. Like natural disasters, tragic accidents, Chris Webber’s infamous timeout call in the NCAA championship, or the commercial success of the Snuggie. All of these leave us asking “why?” Unfortunately there aren’t always answers. Like the time I saw a puppet pray. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on February 17, 2011 in Stories from the Road

 

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