“I want to hang out with Joe–he’s so cool.” Or, “I want to hang out with Sarah–she’s so neat!” Those are two phrases that fit within the average middle school student’s vocabulary. But those are phrases that die sometime following middle school and preceding college, right? I thought so, but now I think that was [...]
I find myself constantly battling apathy–a laziness that seems to be deeply inbred into my very being. And the laziness I speak of tonight isn’t related to work; it’s not related to studying or learning; it’s related to relationships. One thing that constantly amazes me about life is how so many of my conversations revolve [...]
Wednesday marked the third funeral I’ve attended this year. Mrs. Maxcine Sanders died in her sleep on Thanksgiving. She was 63. All three of the people that died were Christians. Every funeral was filled with unabashed proclamation of Jesus Christ followed by a confident assertion that we know where they are. We are sorrowful that [...]
Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. Romans 12:16, The Message via Mike Taylor
I read this in The Dallas Morning News the other day. [Link to article] From Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines): Mr. Kelleher “knows a thing or two about the Wright amendment,” said Ed Stewart, a spokesman for Southwest, which wants to fly around the country from Love Field, its home airport. “Half the battle is just [...]
What are deacons? I grew up in Baptist churches. My dad served on the body of deacons from time to time. I know their role is something akin to “servant leader.” But what do they really do? Are they the gray-haired men with receding hairlines that pass the offering buckets between rows? Are they the [...]
Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, recently spoke at CedarCreek Chuch’s anniversary celebration: “My greatest fear,” he told the crowd, “is for you to think this is normal. This is so not normal.” …” “You may think that a church that cares for lost people is normal,” Mr. Hybels said. “The average church [...]
Today, Champion Forest announced our long terms plans to help those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Over the next 90 days, we will be paying for over 100 families to stay in nearby hotels [Read about it here]. The cost is roughly $10,000 a day (or around $1 million total), but I am guessing that most [...]
Today was a good day at Champion Forest… I can say that we actually have done/are doing some things that will make a definite impact in people’s lives. (And I’m not saying that spiritual things are not important…) More will be coming tomorrow, but what I can say now is that we’ve adopted some folks [...]
I went to Lakewood Church tonight…it was an interesting experience. And sadly, it was exactly what I expected-health and wealth Gospel. Everything sounded nice-it was like honey flowing from Osteen’s lips. But it was vapid speech that meant so little… Joel Osteen: “All things work out to your advantage…” Bible: “And we know that God [...]