http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:40:49 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 First United Methodist Church Carrollton http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/suicide/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/suicide/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:40:44 GMT Good Question #2: What’s God’s response to someone that takes their own life? Do they go to hell? http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/meaningless-moral-codes/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/meaningless-moral-codes/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:56 GMT Good Question #1: You said that a moral code made by society was meaningless, but then you said all society has the same moral code, so how is it meaningless? http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/true-religious-intolerance/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/true-religious-intolerance/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:04:33 GMT True religious intolerance is to insist that all religions be the same ... http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/i-love-to-tell-the-story-but-i-cant/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/i-love-to-tell-the-story-but-i-cant/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:46:39 GMT I want to ask you to begin a new practice – to share with me (via email or text message or Facebook or somehow) just what God is doing in your life. And as your testimony fits with the theme of the day, I would like to share your stories with the whole church on Sundays during worship. http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/whats-wrong-with-the-vice-president/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/whats-wrong-with-the-vice-president/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:13:40 GMT Don't know if you saw the flap over the TV news reporter who wondered aloud on the air, "What happened to the vice president?" His forehead looked "bruised" to her. She speculated that something might have happened to him at the Olympics where ... http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/the-power-of-expectations/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/the-power-of-expectations/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:51:13 GMT Our true expectations are revealed by our focus. If you focus on the negative, you are likely to find more bad than good in life. But if you center your life by faith on God's power, you're more likely to discover God's goodness infusing your life. http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/the-elephant-has-left-the-room/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/the-elephant-has-left-the-room/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:45:27 GMT After Six Weeks in the sanctuary, the Elephant in the Room has left. Several of you gave me suggestions on what to do with him after the series was over ... very creative! http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/why-we-use-stage-props/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/why-we-use-stage-props/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:24:17 GMT There are three reasons we use stage props for worship.  (1) Simplest is that our worship space is pretty sterile on its own.  That is, we worship in essentially a school auditorium, not a warm sanctuary.  Things that add color ... http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/my-first-post/ http://www.firstchurch.net/pastors-blog-dr-richard-dunagin/my-first-post/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:03 GMT This may be a first.  On our new website, I have a blog.  Duh ... obviously you know that ‘cuz you’re here. The “first” I’m referring to is that in launching the blog, there are already two comments ...