Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
What is that? Healthy stewardship regarding church facilities!!!! Well, Eric Helms posted an entry that really got me going... You can see his entry by clicking here for some context, but I went over the top. My response to his post follows:
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I guess I am of ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
There is a Task Force begin formed to the to study the benefits and advantages of uniting the resources of these congregations to develop an overall strategy for advantageous location, mergers and church starts in order that we may more effectively fulfill our ministry.
The full resolution is:
Study on ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
I am bothered by the constant barrage of information that is put out by the Church with copyright protection. Who's paying the estate of Jesus for the use of His stuff? Well, okay - he's God so he'd probably let us use it, but Matthew on the other ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
It seems that I am having a wilderness experience (Matthew 4) of sorts. I have been thinking about it as short-circuiting. Whether that means that I am being inundated with temptation right now or my thinking process is off or I have some kind of hormonal imbalance - ...
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Prosperity takes on different forms for different people (and for different groups of people or cultures). For some it is financial gain, while for others it may be environmental and so on.
Do you believe that when someone's purpose is focussed on the "fringe benefits," they can be lead to ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Well, it is back to the gym for me. Back to the monthly checking account withdrawls. Back to the earlier mornings. Back to the vitamin suppliments. In a way I am excited about it and in a way I'm not.
This will be my first attempt at serious training with three ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 (NIV)
This morning I met with ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
I was talking with a retired pastor last night and we were talking about the nature of hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy is, according to the American Heritage Dictionary at answers.com:
hy·poc·ri·sy (hĭ-pŏk'rĭ-sē)
n., pl. -sies.
The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
An act or ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
I was checking out some videos on YouTube.
If you have about 10 minutes check this out and let me know what you think. It is obvious that Mark Driscoll has a issue with women. But aside from that what do you think?
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