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Are we recording…? Is this thing on? Ooops!
So as you may or may not know, we record our Friday night services from CR at RCA Church. I like to put them on our UStream channel so that in case people are out of town, or sick, or just shy they can still check out some worship and a lesson or testimony. I…
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Loving People
Wow, the folks I run into sometimes just make me scratch me head and wonder… I’m sure you’ve experienced that too. It can be easy to sit in a crowded mall or at Starbucks and people watch, adding my own commentary about what people are doing or wearing. I bet most of us have seen…
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The Numbers Game
Like a lot of Americans, I have had my phases of fascination with movies about the mafia. Plenty of us have seen “Goodfellas” or “The Godfather”. I was always trying to figure out what they meant when they talked about “running numbers”. So as I got older and “wiser” I found out more about what…
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Rainy Days and Mondays…
You may be familiar with the song that says “rainy days and Mondays always get me down”. Great song, but a horrible message. Personally I love the rain. Perhaps it’s because I grew up as a desert rat in Ridgecrest. Or perhaps it’s because it refreshes and renews everything. One of my favorite songs we…
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One more year! One more year! One more year!
So we hear the “Four more years” chant with politicians all the time. I was thinking about that as I added another candle to my own birthday count. Our regular birthdays and our recovery birthdays are just ways to keep track of the calendar. The beautiful thing is that I am made new every day.…
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Random Acts of Kindness
So I just heard on the radio that today, Feb 17, is Random Acts of Kindness Day. I think that is fabulous. The thing is, I think my acts of kindness should be intentional. It’s great to go and do something nice for a person “just ‘cuz”, but wouldn’t it be better if we were…
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Forever Family
Hey folks, have you ever thought about your family? Would you sometimes like to change some of them. Perhaps a mid-season trade for a player to be named later? I know that feeling. We don’t get to choose our family, but they still have a tremendous effect on our lives. This is why I love…
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Bev’s Testimony
Wow, what a great testimony we heard from Bev Pippen on Friday night. So many times people are under the impression that the folks who attend Celebrate Recovery are a bunch of people who can barely function in the real world. This is so far from the truth! On Friday night Feb 6th Bev shared…
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Hello world!
Welcome to the Celebrate Recovery at RCA Church blog! My name is Paul Pippen and I am the Ministry Leader of CR here at RCA Church in Ridgecrest, CA. We meet on Friday nights. Our CRBQ dinner starts at 6:30, Big Group is at 7:00, Open Share Groups start at 8:00, and we finish up…
Minister Of Mocha 