SIGNS

On my way to the store today I noticed some rather large sings being supported by people lining M32 in Gaylord. From where I was I couldn’t tell what they all said, but I made out,
“WARNING:American Atrocities Ahead”.

Uh Oh. Had Fred Phelps moved to Gaylord?
As I drove down the high way, each sign [...]

The Sermon I Would’ve Preached…

This Sunday we’re joining the Vanderbilt Community Church again for worship and celebration of our week together with Vacation Bible School. So, the sermon I had planned will have to wait till August, if I even preach it then. But the study of it was awesome, and I am seeing some things that [...]

Embracing Freedom

Quotes from Wayne Jacobsen’s teachings:
“The greatest freedom in this kingdom is from the tyranny of your own desires, agendas and plans.”
“The second greatest freedom is from the tyranny of other people’s opinions about you.”
“Unforgiveness is like drinking rat poison waiting for the rat to die.”
“As long as your personal well-being depends on someone else’s actions, [...]

5 Love Languages & The Seeker Sensitive Movement

I have been thinking about writing/preaching on this for some time but have never found the right time or ocassion. After reading a blog that talked about the 5 Love Language (5LL) book I thought (not because of the blog’s post, it just reminded me of my thoughts, but had nothing to do with [...]

Quote:

“Law never takes you where love does.” - Wayne Jacobsen

Conversation with an Atheist

Atheist: “Here’s what I think Jesus really taught us…that we have a Father who loves us more than we know, and if we could sort that out we’d know how to treat each other.”
Christian: “Wow…and you’re an atheist, why?”
A: “W..what do you mean?”
C: “Well, that has to be one of the clearest understanding of the [...]

VBS

This week is VBS week. For those of you who have no idea what VBS is it stands for:
VacationBibleSchool
It’s an old tradition in a lot of churches, and a fun time for the kids in the area. This year we are teaming up with the Vanderbilt Community Church. More workers, more kids, [...]

Abide

This Sunday I am going to go through 1 John 2:19-29…

18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not [...]

Renew, Rebuild and Restore

On Sunday nights, when I get home from group I usually kick back and rewind by listening to Rob Bell preach. Now, Bell has been gone all month doing his “Everything is Spiritual” tour across America, so each week Mars Hill is having a guest speaker come and shed some light on a passage [...]

Cowabunga DUDE!

Oh yeah! Check out the TNMT trailer…greatness!

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Internet Usage

Click on the picture below to enlarge and check out who’s using the internet the most…

ITCHY!!

Arghh! I am SO itchy! Glad that my sunburned body is healing, but I hate that it is itchy! And, it isn’t like you can scratch it because it still HURTS…but, at least I can lay on my side now so I can sleep…it’s going to be fun to peel soon! lol

Getting a Grasp on the Gospel

Tim Keller has this AWESOME presentation on Preaching the Gospel which is worth listening to, even if you don’t go to church! Seriously. Click here to listen…

A Much Needed Night Off

Just me and the kids tonight. I let Carrina have the night off. That sounded sort of chauvanistic, I know. But, she wanted it, and she needed it, so she gets it.
So, I rented some movies with the kids, and we ate a late dinner followed by some GREAT zucchinni apple pie [...]