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A note from someone’s pastor

July 17, 2013 by revtro

I couldn’t argue with this logic.  Yes, though I love the people I lead and serve, I do sometimes feel this way.  Read it and take it in love…as the author intended. http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2013/01/16/a-note-from-your-pastor/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=  

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Love God…Love People…it should be that simple.

February 28, 2013 by revtro

So what is this “Refuge” church all about anyway? I’ve tried over my time in the ministry to phrase it a thousand different ways, yet the mission remains as simple as ever…Love God and Love People. But what do those simple words really mean?

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Smoke Pot or Not?

December 6, 2012 by revtro

Well into the fray we go.  I just read an excellent free e-book by Mark Driscoll about the legalization of pot for recreational use in his home state of Washington.  I think it’s an excellent treatment on the subject and worthy of the 10 minutes it’ll take you to read it.  Download the free pdf … [Read more…]

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Don’t Miss the Point

December 5, 2012 by revtro

People familiar with Refuge Community Church know that we are passionate about fulfilling the gospel by caring for people as we’re told to do in James.  So we focus a WHOLE LOT on meeting the practical needs of the homeless and poor in our community.  But lest we forget, there is even more to the gospel.  If … [Read more…]

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You are unfit for ministry! (Well, so am I)

November 18, 2012 by revtro

I follow some of my favorite pastor-role-models on Twitter and while reading something an author I really admire wrote, I decided to go and google him to see if I could find a message he had written on a topic I was interested in.  So I typed in his name and up popped a page … [Read more…]

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