Zack on September 13th, 2011

I once heard Mark Driscoll explain something that was somewhat eye-opening to me. He said something along the lines of, “Growing up, somewhere between the picture books and flannel graphs, I got the impression that Jesus was a feminine hippie with a lot of hair product. One day, I realized: I don’t have respect for [...]

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Zack on June 27th, 2011

Dr. Russ Moore of Southern Seminary came to visit our church this week. He gave what was probably one of the top-five best sermons I’ve ever heard. Carve out an hour and check this out:

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Zack on April 18th, 2011

This is the story about one of the pastors at our church and his son.

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Zack on April 1st, 2011

One of my favorite things about our church is that we are always looking for ways to be involved with serving our community. Events like ServeRDU are designed specifically to build intentionality into how we interact with the world and put Jesus on display. This month, the Summit church is partnering with Pregnancy Support Services of Wake [...]

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Zack on March 24th, 2011

The Kimyal People Receive the New Testament from UFM Worldwide on Vimeo.

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Zack on February 2nd, 2011

Below is a ‘commercial’ of sorts for a church in Texas. I don’t know much about the church, but I love the way they start this: “Before we tell you who we ARE, let us tell you who we WERE.” This is the story of every honest follower of Jesus.

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Zack on January 1st, 2011

(warning: what began as a short reflection on 2010 became a full-fledged brain dump – continue at your own risk) 2010 was a tough year for the Rieslands. Not tough as in somebody got really sick or someone lost their job — I realize a lot of folks had those kinds of years, and I’m [...]

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