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7 responses about “I don’t remember reading this in Sjogren…”

1. Lisa said:
   October 30th, 2006 at 1:10 pm

   Marc -
   What a cool pastor you are.
   Unfortunately 3 hours is just a little too long to commute for Sunday church.

   -Lisa

2. Marc said:
   October 30th, 2006 at 8:30 pm

   Lisa,

   Thanks. Your kindness almost takes away the sting of receiving an AARP card.

3. Rich said:
   October 31st, 2006 at 11:31 am

   That skelaton dude needs to sit in on one of our post-sermon bagel fests!!!

4. Jason said:
   November 2nd, 2006 at 9:10 pm

   Interestingly enough - in addition to being a New England Vineyarder, I also attended Sjogren’s church in Cincinnati when I lived there for a few years. I really like their model, and I’m seeking to replicate it in Connecticut - with admittedly limited success. =-)

   One of Cincinnati’s plant churches (called NorthStar Vineyard) has a great, simple motto: Grow. Love. Live.

   That says a lot to me.

   Grace & Peace

5. Marc said:
   November 4th, 2006 at 8:58 pm

   Thanks Jason!

   I love the simplicity of the motto. And that Grow is first.

   May we never stop growing!

6. Brian Rogers said:
   April 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pm

   Northstar’s mission statement is GO, Love, Live…

   Go to the missing (those missing from God’s story)
   Love the marginalized (not those that are marginal, but those that the world marginalizes)
   Live as God’s kids

   http://www.golovelive.com

   -Brian

7. Marc said:
   April 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

   Thanks Brian!!

   Good on you for getting the domain too!

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