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one day before the official THE HILLS • NASHVILLE Grand Opening
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Dr David Foster
Pastor • The Gathering Nashville
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Pastor • The Gathering Nashville
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during a recent study on giving i came to see
that the reason we do or do not give
comes down to our ex’s
last post i wrote about excuses
today lets look at
ex #2 – exposure
excuses reveal what our priorities are not
exposure reveals what our priorities need to be
have you ever had the weird feeling
that you were the only real person in the world
and that everyone else were just actors in your life
it is easy to do
we live our lives focused on our lives
we see our needs
we feel our wants
we focus on our desires
we are our only perspective
then…
suddenly or gradually
we find ourselves in the middle
of a circumstance
that reveals to us
there are others
and when your focus is placed on other’s lives
it thrusts you into another world all together
that is the power of exposure
people with problems
folks with feelings
individuals with issues
the homeless mother of three
the dying child
the unemployed dad
the lonely rich man
the grieving family
the ___________
even as i am writing this my focus is shifting
from me to them
first i ask why them & why not me
then i ask how could i help
which brings me to what can i give
that is the power of exposure
want an incentive to give more
just look around
ok
so…
it has been a while since i added a post
and even longer since i posted on a regular basis
i felt a tad guilty about it
for a little while
then i got over that
and just did not care about it
now i am starting to care about it again
and caring is a good feeling
so
it may not be as regular as it was
or even always profound
but i am on my way back
*and in case you didn’t catch it, i’m not just talking about blogging
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there will be an art showing / LP release
featuring the art of our very own ashley balding
and the music of the champion and his burning flame
(with our friend bryan bergmann)
tonight – saturday, november 13
8pm
billups art
1008-c Woodland St
Nashville TN 37206
we are so excited to announce
that as of tuesday oct 5
the hills fellowship will begin meeting
at John Wesley United Methodist Church
every tuesday at 7pm
901 BENTON AVENUE
NASHVILLE, TN 37204
as we drove around the area looking for venues
JWUMC was our first choice
we are so blessed!
we want to thank
Pastor Elijah E. McGee
The JWUMC Church Council
The Board of Trustees
and Chairperson Alex Coure
for working with us to make this happen
we are looking forward to what God does
through this relationship to further His Kingdom!