Oh boy…now she’s gone and done it! She? Who’s she? And what’s she “gone and done?” Well, it’s Pam of course! She’s the beautiful young lady to the far right (beside of the old, bald guy ). Yep…she’s gone and done it! She’s entered the fabulous and fantastic world of blogging! Yippee! I’ve told her for [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Now She’s Gone and Done It!
Posted in Children, Daily Living, Family Life on December 31, 2011 |
2012-What’s Going to be Your Focus?
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Culture War, Daily Living, Family Life on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
2012 is bearing down on us! We’ve got less than three days left in 2011. The ball is being prepared in Times Square as we speak… How’s it been? What was 2011 like for you? A year to remember or year to forget? What was your focus in 2011? What did you really want to accomplish? [...]
The Most Wonderful Time of Year
Posted in Daily Living, Family Life on December 26, 2011 |
Man, do I love Christmas! As Andy Williams sings, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” In fact, the older I get the more I find I like those old “traditional” Christmas carols sung by Williams, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby and the like. We crank up the [...]
Slow down…
Posted in Culture War, Family Life, Marriage on December 20, 2011 |
I want to take a moment to tell all of you, my faithful readers, “Merry Christmas!” I pray you have a most wonderful and blessed Christmas… And I also encourage you in the days leading up to Christmas to SLOW DOWN! Why? Because if we aren’t careful, we’ll miss Jesus in all the hustle and [...]
Well, It’s About Time!
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Church Practice, Culture War, Family Life, Mens Ministry, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on December 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been saying it for the last 7 years and people looked at me like I had 9 heads. I’ve brought in speakers at the church, such as David Alan Black to speak about it and I’ve written a book on the topic myself. What am I rattling on about this morning? I’m saying, “Well, [...]
Politics
Posted in Culture War, Daily Living on December 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m sitting here watching the Republican debate… During the commercial breaks I’m typing this blog. Honestly, I sit here and I shake my head. Not at the Republicans or at the Democrats (Obama) or Independents. I shake my head for what our political system has become. It takes money and plenty of it to get [...]
Fathers and Daughters
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Daily Living, Family Life, Missions, Teens on December 14, 2011 |
I sure do love my children. What father doesn’t? But, I’m here to tell you that I REALLY love my children! I sincerely do! I’m very blessed to be the Father of four wonderful children. Here’s a cool picture of them a few weeks ago when we were making our Christmas picture. They were having [...]
Why are we here?
Posted in Church Practice, Elder/Pastor, Missions on December 9, 2011 |
I’ll begin this post with a thought about excuses…but, we’ll end by considering “Why are we here?” First…excuses… As a Pastor I hear a lot of excuses. I don’t mean that in a bad way necessarily. It’s just a true statement. Preachers hear a lot of excuses. I’ll see folks at the gas station or [...]
Real Sacrifice
Posted in Church Practice, Missions, Suffering on December 7, 2011 |
Today marks the 70th anniversary of a “day that will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This became the impetus for our nation to be forced to join into what became known as WWII. I praise our Lord for the men and women who sacrificed their [...]
Where to begin…
Posted in Children, Family Life, Missions, Suffering, Teens on December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Well…here goes…the beginning work of trying to describe to you in words what was accomplished in my heart the past 2 weeks in Ethiopia. Words are not adequate to do so. Well…on second thought, perhaps they are. However, my vocabulary is not sufficient or vast enough to articulate the range of emotions and feelings I [...]
