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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Oct 31st, 2011
7 Billion To Serve . . . Today
That’s right, global population hit 7 billion people today! October 31st, 2011 is a day that goes down in the history books. In 1900 we were at 1.6 billion and by 1999 we had eclipsed 6.1 billion. Since 1987 we’ve grown from 5 billion to 7 billion! Think of the implications. Think of the opportunities. Think of the responsibility! With more and more people consuming resources it means that we... Posted by
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Oct 15th, 2011
Why I Climb
Cotopaxi from our Illiniza summit. When I mention to someone that I am getting the itch to climb a mountain once again, the most frequent response is a vacant stare followed by a series of queries as to why in the world would anyone want to do that? At that point it would be easy to allow the conversation to come to a polite conclusion or to flippantly respond, “because it’s there.” But there... Posted by
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Oct 3rd, 2011
Planting Missional Life: Q & A On GoCommunities
We had been teaching for four weeks in our weekend gatherings about GoCommunities. Our public launch was impending and people (rightfully so) still had lots of questions. Sooo, we set aside a weekend to simply answer questions. Lots of questions. People in our gatherings could text their questions and then we would do our best to answer them. More than 180 questions came in! I guess it was needed . ....
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..
