Coach's Corner

Tiger Woods and Second Chances

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by markdoebler.

Man oh man….I must admit that I have truly struggled with this one over the last several months. This is one of those rare circumstances where multiple interests intersect in my life in clashing ways.  And it’s not very comfortable.

I’m a golfer who absolutely loves the sport.
I’m a minister who loves truth and justice.
I’m a [...]

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Dog Chases Car… Dog Catches Car….

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by markdoebler.

We’ve all seen dogs chasing cars.  I’ve often thought to myself, “Self…. what would that dog do if he CAUGHT the car?”  I’ve never been able to answer that question clearly until now……

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Why Worry?

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by markdoebler.

Yesterday, we continued our series on “The Biggest Loser”.  Our focus was to lose the sin of worry in exchange for the peace of God.  I honestly thought that this might have the least impact of all our messages so far.  We’ve hit on some pretty hard stuff… pride, wordliness, disobedience, apathy, and a few [...]

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Biggest Loser – Forgiveness

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by markdoebler.

Sunday I spoke on the danger of unforgiveness.  When we hold on to hurts and pains, and we blame them on someone else and continue to hold them responsible, it only ends up hurting us in the long run.  We are the ones who suffer and pay the price… not the “offending” party.
It doesn’t even [...]

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Using Twitter to Evangelize?

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by markdoebler.

I’ve been on the Twitter bandwagon for almost two years.  Interestingly enough, we had many people in our church jump in early too.  We were way ahead of the curve.  And while we created some pretty cool “community” moments, it has fizzled a bit.  I think that’s primarily because we were so far ahead of [...]

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