So tonight we had our Tuesday Home Group. As usual the food was good, the friends were great and the conversation went deep. We entered a new level of vulnerability tonight- perhaps spurred on by the impact of the recession, people were unafraid to talk about their financial needs. We ran the gamut from those [...]
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The Hurt Hits Home
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Barna Is On Top of Things Once Again
Posted in Uncategorized on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week George’s newsletter from the Barna Group once again nails a trend that has been developing and will continue to develop in even greater ways in the coming years. I am including the link to the article so that you can have a look and see what you think – Subscribing to George’s newsletter is a [...]
A Week in Texas
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a great week! I just got back from Dallas and East Texas visiting new friends and pastors. This was an extraordinary week on a number of levels – with one of the most significant happenings being the network that was created with people who will be instrumental in my life and the life of [...]
New Friends
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been so nice to be able to focus again. So much of the last two years were spent in a near state of total distraction. I neglected many long-term relationships, and I slowed way down on developing new relationships with those who I admire and who I have wanted to get to know. [...]
Too Good Not To Mention
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I, along with a large number of other people received an invitation from Kevin Rains of Vineyard Central to join a Facebook group called Lent 08′ After I accepted Kevin’s invitation to join this group – I reread the verses that Kevin choose and that are central to this group. I was so [...]
The Endorsement is Written
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was down to the wire but I was able to finish writing my endorsement for Doug Pagitt’s new book “A Christianity Worth Believing.” I had to get the endorsement to the publishers before the end of the month and for a while there I was thinking that I might miss the deadline. It wasn’t [...]
Sojourners Article
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We just received the latest copy of Sojourners this week and as usual it is full of great articles, links and connection opportunities related to peace, justice and following Jesus. One side-bar article really caught my attention and fired my commitment for a new expression of church in the Lake Country area. I’m not quite [...]
Emerging Church Explained (more or less)
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There was a very good little article in Relevant Magazine this month concerning the Emerging Church. It is too long to paraphrase so I thought that I would simply copy and paste the entire piece for your reading pleasure. The article was written by Doug Pagitt – the same Doug that was kind enough to [...]
So Much Is Happening These Days
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beside the fact that my health has been a constant bother since Christmas – I am having an incredible time right now. While I have been forced to take it easy the past several weeks, besides working for the awesome ministry that employs me, I have been very intentional about reconnecting with a number of [...]
What a Week
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Wow! That is the only way that I know how to describe the end of 2007 through the beginning of 2008. I was treated to my first ever ambulance ride complete with lights and sirens blazing away – I’ve been to the hospital and clinic far to many times in this short span [...]
