I just finished reading the book Essential Church by Sam and Tom Ranier. The book is primarily about reaching dechurched young adults. Dechurched are those who young adults raised in church, left the church but not their faith. I'd give it three stars! The primary reasons given were as follows. 1. They wanted a break from…Read more Essential Church Review
Man knows not his time
Last Thursday John Maxwell spoke at the Toledo National Day of Prayer and then spoke for a leadership event in Toledo. Gary Godfrey attended the event and committed his life to Christ. He filled out a card indicating his faith commitment to the Lord. Tragically the next morning at 10:00 he was killed in industrial…Read more Man knows not his time
Honoring God
May 4, 2009 God makes a promise in 1 Samuel 2:30 “I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.” (NLT) This is one of those promises that reminds me of the relationship that God offers us in Christ. Living for God is living in relationship with…Read more Honoring God
Mission Statements
I just reread Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Successful People. My values have not changed from the time I wrote my first mission statement for my life, but my life has certainly changed. Over the years I've continued to filter my decision through that statement. Its been a guide to my decisions. Those decisions…Read more Mission Statements
Sovereign News
Someone asked me today how I felt after my news fast. The fast wasn't about feeling better but focusing on what God's Word had to say about the issues in the news. I guess to answer the question I would lean into what John Calvin stressed. God is sovereign. That relieves all the stress.
Tuesday after Easter
The spring colors are vivid in Georgia. Azaleas, pink honeysuckle, dogwoods and flowers are in abundance. I walked along the lakeshore this morning to pray and give thanks for this time away. Walking up the hill the sunshine was warm on my neck and shoulders and I thought to myself, "What a big difference 800…Read more Tuesday after Easter
Monday after Easter
How will you spend the days following Easter leading to Pentecost Sunday? The Passion Week services have left me with sharper sense of God's presence. Each service and the ministries that took place emphasized God's answer to the depth of evil in our world and the new beginning for us and our world through Christ's…Read more Monday after Easter
Eggstravaganza
We are hosting hundreds of children for an egg hunt today. Becky is telling the Easter story and her illustration will be great.
Easter is Coming
Just a quick thought before calling it a day. Easter is coming. Christ's resurrection changes everything for everyone everywhere who believes in Him. Since Christ has been raised from the dead there is hope, there is life, there is a future and there is no need to fear. As the angel said to Mary, "Go…Read more Easter is Coming
Memorial to Peggy
Yesterday one of my elderly friends died peacefully during her afternoon nap. Her godly husband was napping in a chair next to her. When he awoke she was as the apostle Paul said, "absent from the body but present with the Lord." Our last conversation together was during a painful period of her life. We…Read more Memorial to Peggy
Coram Deo 