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As Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, I am glad that you are spending the next few minutes nurturing your faith.
Dr. Doug Hood
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From the Ordinary to the Remarkable
“‘Come, follow me,’ he said, ‘and I’ll show you how to fish for people.’” Mark 1:17 (Common English Bible) Meeting and overcoming self-doubt and negativity can seem the most difficult thing to do in life. It doesn’t have to be. Someone once asked me, “What can you do, starting today, that will move you forward…
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“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them.” Matthew 25:14 (Common English Bible) Since I was a child I have collected—and adored—conch shells, more specifically, the queen conch variety. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. But once every…
Keep readingTelling the Story Again
“As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to speak about these things again on the next Sabbath.” Acts 13:42 (Common English Bible) Tom Tewell shared with me that some years ago, the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, preached a sermon that so captured the hearts and minds…
Keep readingWhat People Are Saying
“I lead a weekly men’s “breakfast” fellowship. These days it is on Zoom rather than in a restaurant, and that works out well since a few of our members are not in the area.
Not infrequently my lesson or devotional is reading something you have written. This morning’s was “Love Me Anyway” .
Using my very limited Zoom meeting hosting skills, I started the lesson by “sharing” my screen with a music video of Pink and Chris Stapleton singing the song, where the video portion showed the lyrics. Then I read your lesson. It was very moving and effective and sparked a really useful (and fairly lengthy – for us anyway) conversation about God’s love.
I just wanted you to know how much your inspired writings open our minds and hearts to understand more about God and our relationship with him. Thank you.”
Dan
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About Me
I have been the Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida since 2012. I hold a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. I was the Moderator of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida and was a commissioner to my denomination’s General Assembly in 2014 and 2016. I am the author of several books including Nurture Faith: Five Minute Meditations to Strengthen Your Walk with Christ. I am married to Grace and have two children, Nathanael and Rachael.
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