Gregnettle.com is the blog of Greg Nettle, senior pastor of Rivertree Christian Church. The roar of love is a favorite description of how Greg describes God's love for all people. Greg has dedicated his life to sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible in the most effective ways possible. Greg believes that the sign of a mature Christian is not how far they remove themselves from the world, but how deeply they penetrate the world with the "roar of God's love."
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May 24th, 2011
Spiritual pilgrimage
In one hour I’m heading to the airport. In one hour I’ll begin a monstrous 24 hours of travel to the Middle East. In one hour I will begin a pilgrimage that is designed to draw me and the 20 brothers who will be traveling with me closer to Jesus. About one year ago a philanthropic foundation made it possible for me to invite twenty church planters who are involved with Kingdom Synergy Partnerships to... Posted by
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May 10th, 2011
Good for my soul
This past Saturday morning, my family joined about 30 others from our GoCommunity leadership training group in serving at Altercare of Noble’s Pond. So I confess . . . at 9:30 I said to Julie, “This is about the last thing I want to do.” I still had final touches to put on the weekend teaching, would teach 5 times and then 17 people coming to our house for Mother’s Day dinner on... Posted by
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May 3rd, 2011
Bright Eyes
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison was once asked why she had become a great writer . . . Was it the books she had read? Her discipline in writing? She laughed and said, “Oh, no, that is not why I am a great writer. I am a great writer because when I was a little girl and walked into a room where my father was sitting, his eyes would light up. That is why I am a great writer. That is why....
Greg NettleI am a diehard Cleveland Browns fan that dies hard every year. I have traveled to Peru, Ecuador, Ireland, Tanzania, England, France, Holland, South Africa, Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti and Scotland. And there’s nothing I would rather do than have a cup of coffee with my wife, Julie, at our local Starbucks. I enjoy bungee jumping, whitewater rafting and skydiving. The faster the roller coaster the better. My most recent adventures have included climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel. I have read more than 50 books a year for the past 20 years but my favorite is to read the Bible with my 10 year old daughter, Tabitha and newly adopted son, Elijah. I used to travel and sing with Rich Mullins and I have had breakfast with Jerry Falwell. I would rather spend an hour with Howard Stern than an hour with the Pope. I love Kraft macaroni and cheese out of a box, Ho Ho’s, filet mignon and lobster with drawn butter—jalapenos on everything..
