Nehemiah and Chuck Norris
23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab. 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other…
Learning the Hard Way
Thursday afternoon I headed to The Badlands, an off-road park in Attica, Indiana. I need some "me" time, and a few hours of mud, hills, trails and dunes were just the ticket. However, I ran into a…
Prosperity
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose…
Why exchange rocks (reason 657)
I received an email from one of our exchange ministry leaders which basically said "Keep Nov 20 open. We want to do something for you for Pastor's Appreciation." Hmm. It got me wondering. Paintball? Hot Air Balloon…
4 MORE Baptisms!
I love being part of the exchange community. Last night 4 more people went public and were baptized at exchange. That puts us at over 30 baptisms since Jan 1! God is doing some awesome things and…
Simple Worship 2 update
Photo shoot with Chris Austin is done. Dan Lampton is in the final stage of mixing. Eric Louk is set to master the project. Shawn is working on graphic design. Yup, I get by with a…
Are you tired?
Dale Swineburn from the International Mentoring Network posted a great article on personal energy. Dale says: How can we become more energy efficient? Research has shown that it usually follows the things you enjoy doing with your…
Notorious Sinners
1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!- Lk…