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Archive for June, 2008

Blogging Break

Just to let you know, I’m taking a short blogging break.  I’ll probably post something Thursday — maybe?  How’s that for being vague?  Blessings….

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Today, we take one last look at stewardship. Over the past four weeks we have looked at differing aspects of stewardship and we have learned that stewardship is how we manage God’s resources. We have looked at renewing our service, renewing our relationships, renewing our fortunes, and today we will look at rebuilding broken lives. [...]

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June 29, 2008 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Welcome Call to Worship Songs of Worship – Hosanna (Tuttle); Lord, I Lift Your Name on High (Founds); Wow! (Petersen) Invocation Song of Worship — At Calvary (Newell, Towner) Worship through Prayer Worship through Giving Ministry Through Music Song of Worship—I Will Praise Him (Crosby, Allen) Worship through [...]

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It’s Not About You

Since Rebecca came home from college, things have been interesting. One of her habits is thinking that every time is someone is talking, they are talking about her. I was talking to her about inviting another family to our home for a meal. The wife comes up to Martinsville to drop off her son for [...]

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Proper 8 (13) June 29, 2008 Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Ever feel forgotten? Ever feel like nobody cares? This week’s Psalm has David wondering that. Here’s what David writes, 1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must [...]

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Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC (not too far away from Southern Wesleyan University) has an excellent post about our lives as Christ-followers — “Integrity in life–no matter WHERE I am or WHAT I am doing is key to long term success…NOT just as a pastor, but as a follower of Jesus!”For To [...]

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Although the attendance was small tonight, (yes, I know that’s been a theme of late) we had a great time.  Three students showed up but three were at Children’s Camp.  So we could have had 6 and we had five staff tonight.  That’s a first, more staff than students.  Several of our teens are excited [...]

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The Future?

“An institution without a memory is an institution without a future”

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So many times in ministry, people complain about things that really do not matter in life. We have twelve year old girl at church who is getting over the feeling of guilt for something she had nothing to do with. Several weeks ago, a five-month old baby died at her home and she was not [...]

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Music Monday

Here is the last of the videos — that I have — from FLAME. Over the last few years this has been the closing song (when I am leading worship) during Friday’s chapel. The atmosphere was electric in the tabernacle that morning, so enjoy!

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