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    The Beauty of “The In-Between”
    Mark Carnes
    • a day ago
    • 5 min

    The Beauty of “The In-Between”

    Imagine, you are standing right on the edge of everything you have ever dreamed and hoped for. It is just within your grasp. You can see it.
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    The Champion
    Mark Carnes
    • Feb 19
    • 5 min

    The Champion

    Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, NC, 1987. The arena was packed from top to bottom, brimming with vivacity and intensity.
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    The Miracle of A Changed Life
    Mark Carnes
    • Feb 12
    • 5 min

    The Miracle of A Changed Life

    It was my Junior year of college. I stood on a couch in the middle of a dorm room, bible in hand, preaching to a bunch of drunk...
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    Beyond The Court
    Mark Carnes
    • Feb 5
    • 4 min

    Beyond The Court

    The clock struck 00:00. This was a debilitating and disheartening loss against a team...
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    God’s Stimulus Package
    Mark Carnes
    • Jan 29
    • 4 min

    God’s Stimulus Package

    The trail of our money and how we steward it always reveals a lot about the condition of our hearts. That’s why Jesus said...
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    The Proper “C” Words
    Mark Carnes
    • Jan 22
    • 4 min

    The Proper “C” Words

    There seems to be two prevailing “C” words at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days…Conspiracy & COVID.
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    The Profound Effect of “Little”
    Mark Carnes
    • Jan 15
    • 4 min

    The Profound Effect of “Little”

    You sit imprisoned in your own house. This is what it’s come to in your lifespan. The government and ruling authorities have told you...
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    Words Are Not Just Words
    Mark Carnes
    • Jan 8
    • 4 min

    Words Are Not Just Words

    The text came to me on Friday, August 28 of 2020. It was perhaps one of my most surprising and encouraging moments of 2020.
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    Some of My Most Pivotal Moments of 2020
    Mark Carnes
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Some of My Most Pivotal Moments of 2020

    Every year on New Year’s Eve, I take a few moments to look back on the previous year and the events that made them.
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    The Christmas Eve I Saw Santa Claus
    Mark Carnes
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Christmas Eve I Saw Santa Claus

    I was ten years old, and in my own mind, I was now old enough to outsmart Santa and get a glimpse of him...
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    Ponder
    Mark Carnes
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Ponder

    Take a look at one last picture. But for me, personally speaking, it is perhaps the most significant picture of the year.
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    My Pivotal Christmas
    Mark Carnes
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 6 min

    My Pivotal Christmas

    December 24, 1984. That was my pivotal Christmas. That was the year I came to an intersection in my life with regard to Christmas, faith...
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    Where Are You Christmas?
    Mark Carnes
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Where Are You Christmas?

    I love all the traditions that come with Christmas…getting the Christmas Tree, decorating, eating certain types of foods...
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    Why Christmas (In The City) Comes Each Year
    Mark Carnes
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why Christmas (In The City) Comes Each Year

    I have two pictures to share this week. They are both from our Christmas In The City Production. The first pic is from the year 2019.
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    A Different Sort of Thankfulness
    Mark Carnes
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Different Sort of Thankfulness

    If I could use a picture to represent 2020 without a caption, this would be one of them. It captures much of what 2020 has felt like for me.
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    The Beauty of In-Between Routine
    Mark Carnes
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Beauty of In-Between Routine

    This picture was taken on a bright, sunny afternoon on the last weekend of October, in a small, seemingly insignificant town in...
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    About That Revival We’re Seeking
    Mark Carnes
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    About That Revival We’re Seeking

    So many in America are praying for our Nation and praying that revival would come, and rightly so, because we need it...
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    My One Political Post…Well Sort of…
    Mark Carnes
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 5 min

    My One Political Post…Well Sort of…

    I actually enjoy a good discussion about politics, I’m just sick and tired of talking about it at this point...
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    The Forgotten Urgency of Corporate Prayer
    Mark Carnes
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Forgotten Urgency of Corporate Prayer

    Little known fact…the date was August 11, 2000 and I stood at the top of one of the Twin Towers in New York City...
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    Get Them to Jesus!
    Mark Carnes
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Get Them to Jesus!

    These men would not let any obstacle get in the way of them bringing their friend to Jesus.
    8 views0 comments
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