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How to handle tragic events

June 13, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments God, orlando, questions, tragedy

Tragic events happen.  They are gut-wrenching and heartbreaking, but they happen. Whether it is something that happens to one person

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Why Orange?

October 5, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments child development, God, jesus, orange tour, research, rethink, theology

This week is Orange Blogger Week where a bunch of student, family and children ministry bloggers share about Orange and

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Stop trying to be Superman

May 5, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments batman, complex, God, ministry, superhero, superman, therapy

In ministry, it is easy to fall into the Superhero trap as the person who saves the day.  But when

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Just you and I

April 20, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments echosmith, God

So I had the rare opportunity to drive 3 hours by myself…alone…without any kids or anyone else for that matter

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Remembering

May 26, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments death, freedom, God, history, memorial day, rememberance, soldiers, war

  On this Memorial Day, remember those brave men and women who gave up their lives so that we could

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Orange ’14: Mark Batterson Main Session Message

May 1, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments acts 10, circles, dc, God, image, mark batterson, national community church, outreach, peter, prayer, reimagine, washington

Acts 10 was basis for this message…Reimagine If you want to repeat history, do it the way it’s always been

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Social Media Miscues

January 6, 2014May 11, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments facebook, glory, God, Instagram, mistakes, shame, social media, tweets, twitter

Social Media is everywhere now.  Whether it is in blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr or some other form, most people

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Remembering God’s Faithfulness

August 13, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments believe, bible, faithfulness, God, old testament, scripture, trust, truth

I’ve been reading through Nehemiah recently.  One of the things I really love about Nehemiah was that he felt a

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Overcoming Dark Times

May 20, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments c.s. lewis, franchise, glory, God, movies, seasons, star trek, struggles, tough times

This past week the latest Star Trek movie came out, “Star Trek Into Darkness”.  Now, growing up in the ’70s

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Family Ministry 

38 Years worth of lessons

January 18, 2013 Tom Pounder 1 Comment birthdays, book, church, counseling, cs lewis, dreams, families, friends, God, lessons learned, ministry, ownership, pastor

So yesterday was my birthday…the big 3-8.  I don’t know what that gets me other than a few years closer

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