Kind of tired…not going to write anything too deep tonight. I travelled to Statesville and met with a Pastor who is seeking to bring Rite of Passage to his church. He sees the value of the Scripture as it admonishes to us that there are only three seasons of life. Childhood…from birth to 12. Adulthood…beginning [...]
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Enjoying the Journey!
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Church Practice, Daily Living, Family Life, Missions, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! What a Ride!
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Daily Living, Family Life, Homeschooling, Missions on May 8, 2012 |
Have you heard the quote (and I’m not even sure who said it): “Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming … WOW! What a ride!” I like that! And [...]
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? [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church-Part 2
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Church Practice, Culture War, Daily Living, Family Life, Mens Ministry, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on October 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In my last post we looked at the first three reasons that young Christians leave the church. Let’s take a look at the last three. Reason #4 – Young Christians’ church experiences related to sexuality are often simplistic, judgmental. With unfettered access to digital pornography and immersed in a culture that values hyper-sexuality over wholeness, [...]
Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Church Practice, Culture War, Daily Living, Elder/Pastor, Family Life, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on October 6, 2011 |
Barna Research has done it again. They’ve completed a new study. This time its on the woes of our young adults leaving church. Their recent study is “Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church.” It can be found here. This study is new and compliments the study they did years ago that revealed 92% of Christian teens [...]
What It’s All About
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Culture War, Daily Living, Family Life, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on September 15, 2011 |
Take a look at these pictures…it’s what it’s all about to me… This is Carson Parrish’s baptism. I had the privilege of baptizing Carson about 3 weeks ago. What a joy! What’s so joyful about it? I’ll tell you… Carson’s family led him to Christ. Carson’s mom, Melanie, led him to Jesus. She prayed with [...]
Making the Investment
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Culture War, Daily Living, Family Life, Homeschooling, Mens Ministry, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on August 30, 2011 |
We all know raising children is hard! It is a difficult, time-consuming, often thankless job. Yet, the Bible teaches that children are a heritage from the Lord. They are indeed a reward from him. Our life is a race and we must realize the investment that must be made if we are going to pass [...]
Making Investments in the Right Places
Posted in Adult Cntr'd Youth Min., Children, Culture War, Daily Living, Mens Ministry, Rite of Passage-Book, Teens on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Before I continue sharing about how the Lord brought about changes in my life and changed my perspective, I want to give a little perspective to where we are as a nation right now. Yesterday the stock market dropped over 600 points. Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes Down More Than 630 Points, Sixth-Worst Point Loss [...]
