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Defining a Great Church

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on September 30, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Thanks to Mark Wilson at Revitalize Your Church I came across this great article on defining greatness in the church. It is an interview with Jim Collins on “What Makes a ‘Good to Great’ Church?” You can read the whole article by clicking on the link. I liked how he qualified greatness. A common misconception [...]

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Making a Good Impression

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Last night we began something new as part of our student ministries program. About a year ago, we found out there was a program available through Wesleyan Women called Impressions. It is designed primarily for girls in middle school. We began taking our students through this program last night, teaching basic introduction techniques. Unfortunately, I [...]

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25 Years?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

How time flies! It seems hard to believe that I have been out of high school for 25 years. I graduated from Parkland High School in 1981. It’s been an amazing journey for me. For those of you who might be coming from the link on our class reunion site, welcome. Here’s a brief update [...]

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Monday Night Church Bowling League

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Tonight was our third week bowling. Before the beginning of the evening we were tied for fifth place with two other teams. Tonight was not a good night. The other team spotted us 172 pins. Even with that advantage, we only won 2 points and lost 5. Our season record is 10 points won and [...]

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The Dreaded SAT

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on September 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Our family has reached a milestone of sorts. Our oldest is applying to colleges and in the process needs to take the dreaded SAT. Just recently she has signed up for an e-mail “SAT Question of the Day.” These questions make my head hurt. (and that’s just the Verbal section) The math questions really make [...]

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Sunday Night Thoughts – September 24

Posted in Sunday Thoughts, tagged , on September 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

For the past twenty-four hours we have been host to Chaplain Blake Bowers. It was a great visit as he shared with us. Our son has been his pen pal for about two years. Pam and I often call chaplains missionaries. Here are a couple of things to think about. Do chaplains qualify as missionaries? [...]

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Getting Ready for Company

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

For the fifth time in the past year, our family is getting ready to host a guest who is coming to speak at our church. Chaplain Blake Bowers is coming to Preston Wesleyan this Sunday. We enjoy hosting our special guests. Chaplain Bowers recently returned from deployment in Iraq. He will be speaking to our [...]

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Monday Night Church Bowling League

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Our church has a bowling league and this year instead of being a regular substitute, I am a regular bowler. We have a great time bowling and having Christian fellowship. I didn’t do too bad at bowling either. I started the year with a 100 average and [...]

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The Obedience of One

Posted in Sunday Thoughts, tagged on September 18, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Wow! Today at Preston Wesleyan we were ministered to by the Holy Spirit. Our service was literally transformed by His presence. I began the service by sitting at the piano and singing the song, “Does Anybody Hear Her?” by Casting Crowns. This is part of a series that we have been doing titled Lifelong Lessons. [...]

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Does Anybody Hear Her?

Posted in Lifesong Lessons on September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday evening, I had finished weeding and sprucing up the flowerbeds in front of the parsonage. Afterward, I took a shower and went downstairs to see what was on TV. As usual, there was nothing of any significance on. Just to see what was happening locally I turn to channel 18. Usually the subject [...]

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