John Piper Sang at our Church

John and his family visited Temple the Sunday after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.  Just a few blocks from Bethlehem.  I had planned to conclude my sermon on courage by referring to the link below which contains an article he wrote the night of the tragedy.  Its about putting his daughter to bed that night [...]

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A Brush With Greatness

Sunday moring I was sitting in the prayer room adjacent to the sanctuary at Temple preparing to lead our service.  To be honest I was cringing at the prelude (my apologies to Pat and Judy).  The ladies were practicing an old slow tune and I was wanting something with a bit more pop and energy.  [...]

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Hittin’ The Streets

On Monday eve. 5 people from Temple along with 2 or 3 each from 1st Pres., 1st Lutheran and Oak Street Chapel distributed invitations to a neighborhood block party we’re sponsoring together on Aug. 16. We divided up the streets in the neighborhood and discovered we were looking at 21 square blocks. We [...]

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