Mclaren day 2…

Listened to Brian for the first time tonight at our evening gathering. He spoke on something simple, but yet profound, not just for any new church development pastor or potential (Me) NCD pastor, he spoke on something that not many talk about or people just plain forget about when it comes to ministry. His challenge [...]

Funny Story NCD Conference…day 1

Beecher Hicks, our keynote speaker told a wonderful story of his first church in a little country town in New York. (My paraphrase) He shows up ready to preach, waits 20 minutes, until someone finally shows up. He tells the one person in attendance, what he wants to do, and the person says, "As a [...]

NCD Conference

Conference hasn’t started. I am a goober. I thought I packed everything. Of course I forgot to bring the most important thing in the world to a conference…in Florida…on the beach…when it’s sunny…and I have a few minutes to kill…MY SWIMSUIT!

109 and Stuff

109. Hot. Stop it with the heat already! It was 112 yesterday. Please. Rain. Want rain. Going to PCUSA NCD conference this week. Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet are the keynote speakers. Very interested in hearing what they will have to say that will help the PCUSA when it comes to planting and growing new [...]

38

I made it. 38. It’s my birthday and I thank Jesus for 38 years of a blessed life. Only by God’s grace and his love that I’ve made it. I pray for 38 more happy years! So, if you stop by, make sure you join me in the bliss and give me a shout out!

I want to be like the father…

I remember a song I heard back in the day at a Jr. High church camp several years ago by a guy by the name of Frank Grubbs. Frank Grubbs had a wonderful heart for helping us wee little Jr. high kids learn what it meant to worship the father. Every year. Over and over [...]

The joys of the search process…

As some of you know I’m in the process of searching for a new call as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. It’s a slow process and a discerning process in that my family and I must truly listen to where the Lord wants us and is calling us and why he’s calling us [...]

Joshua 3:9-17

I was in church this morning where the pastors are doing a series on Joshua. I love this passage. So often we don’t let our toes touch the waters. I’m a big chicken when it comes to trusting God with my life sometimes. I’ve never noticed verse 13 and 15 until this morning.
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A Cool Site

A great resource on understanding mission in todays culture. This guy’s stuff was often an assigned reading assignment in a class or two of mine in seminary. 

Post 4th of July Stuff

We had a great 4th. We’ve missed our kiddoes though. A couple of them have been at camp. It’s been quiet, but a wierd kind of quiet. We’ve actually enjoyed it some, but would love them home. I actually had a dream last night that one of them came home. Hung out with some friends, [...]