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What Is One Story? (And Why Am I Glad We Took the Journey?)-- Part 1

What is One Story?  And what if I played a popular internet game while trying to answer? Here's a version of the game: " Describe poorly what you just did for more than a year. "  Okay. How would I describe in the least adequate way what One Story was? I know:  "I preached a really long series and went all the way through the Bible." Now I've played the sometimes-popular social media game. But really... what was One Story and why am I glad we took the journey?  That might take a while to answer. So, if you're short on attention span this probably won't be your jam. Life simply isn't always lived out in short sound bites. One Story certainly wasn't. But if you'd like to know about a comprehensive approach to the discipleship exercise of preaching, worshiping and teaching from Genesis through Revelation, then buckle up good.  One Story was our attempt to guide our congregation through the larger arc of the Bible that makes our scripture ess...
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Our Recent Norwegian Prima Cruise Out of Galveston

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Our Recent Norwegian Prima Cruise Out of Galveston  By Charles Qualls Our intrepid group In late February, six of us (three couples) sailed a Western Caribbean route out of Galveston, Tx on the relatively new ship, the Norwegian Prima. This all came about because my wife, Elizabeth, and I had just returned from Prima last year and these particular friends asked us at dinner one night to tell them all about it. One couple had sailed with us a year or so back on another ship. The other had never been on a cruise. We are all in our late 50s to early 60s.  They thought the ship, and the route, might be a fun trip for all of us. By the next day, we were all booked. In short, we had a fantastic time. Everyone stayed healthy and we enjoyed a perfect balance of rest and fun. Read on for more about some specifics.  Pre-Cruise We flew in from Virginia into Houston on Thursday for a Friday-to-Friday cruise. This time, our pre-cruise hotel was the Tru by Hilton on Seawall Blvd in Gal...
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