This Sunday begins a series that I am very excited about. I know I say that quite a bit but I can say that this series has personally changed my life. Two years ago, my family was buried under a mountain of debt with no relief in sight. Two years ago I came across a [...]
View PostMy Friend Hezekiah pt. 2
Yesterday I began a series of post about what I’m learning from my new friend Hezekiah. We’ve been hanging out the past couple of mornings together and it has been a valuable time for me. I’m passing along some of the insights he has been teaching me. The second thing I learned from Hezekiah is [...]
View Post HezekiahMy Friend Hezekiah
In my recent readings of Scripture God has been creating a new friendship between me and a fellow named Hezekiah. I like this guy. He’s teaching me all kinds of things. Over the next few days I hope to share some of what I’m learning with you. The first thing he is teaching me is [...]
View Post HezekiahCRITICized
Scripture: Acts 11:1-3–1Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, 3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” Observation: The Gospel is advancing and hitting new territory [...]
View Post CriticsDon’t have a cow…Give one!
My wife and I decided to give a micro-loan today to a nice lady named Samaya Khnjanova. Samaya is from Imishli, Azerbaijan. I have no clue where that is but that doesn’t change the fact that buying someone a cow is cool. For the record here is a map of Imishli, Azerbaijan. View Larger Map [...]
View Post kiva.orgWeekend Recap // 11.01.09
I was on vacation this weekend so today’s recap comes from our executive Pastor Daryl Strickland. Here is the run down. The team overcame a lot of obstacles to make today happen. First was our custodian arriving 25 minutes late. Next was a host of technical issues which lead to a couple of trips to [...]
View Post Weekend Recap