…biblical Christianity without conservative idolatry…
The Annals of Improbable Research have posted on this issue an article that answers the question, "What would it look like if someone wrote a love letter the same way they would write an academic essay?" It's a rather humorous read. …
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According to this article, Microsoft did a recent survey and discovered that of the most often requested features for Microsoft Office, 9 out of 10 were already there! Most users simply didn't know the feature they wanted was already in the program they bought! How many of us are equally unaware of …
I want to thank all of you for praying for Jen and me during our trip this last weekend to Lafayette. We had a really fun time in many different ways. Quick Notes We were able to stay with Jen's cousin and her family. They are so gracious and generous each time we visit. Praise God for Mark …
My friend, Mary Martin just started a blog. I've been egging her to start one for some time, and I've even set up a blog site at our church that she could have used to start blogging, but she is an MSN girl and went that route. Anyway, I should give the link and stop talking so you can check it …
Well, this is an interesting take on the whole church planting thing. According to this article, everyone should plant a church. Bob Hyatt claims that there are two schools of thought on church planting. In my words, they are these: It's only for the elite and super-gifted because it's really …
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Another observation/rant about our society. This past week, my wife and I were going to the store to do some shopping for something-it was actually a Wal-Mart store in Skokie, IL (just north of Chicago)-and I saw something I couldn't believe. Now, you have to realize that this is the busiest …
Christianity Today has an interesting article on its website about setting goals. Particularly, it is Jack Hayford's own perspective on goal setting-he doesn't do it! Here's the link to the article: Why I Don't Set Goals Here's a quote from the article: What are your primary goals for the …
Our country is awash with frivolous lawsuits. I just read this one today about a woman who filed a lawsuit in Chicago against the Ghirardelli's Chocolate Company because while she was in the bathroom, she noticed a man looking into the woman's bathroom through a hole in the trash receptacle that the …
I just took the Most Useless Test Ever, and this is my result: Take the test and tell me what you got. Don't forget to post in your comment the code for your result. It will look something like this: <img src="http://www.spacefemmites.com/limg/0905/uselessquiz/0.gif" border=0> …
I saw this over at kluth.org: The following 10 church policies and principles were developed by Brian Kluth and the church elders for use at Harvest Community Church: Preamble At the church leadership meeting on January 6th, the following written financial policies and principles were …
Nehemiah 1:11b This is the final message in this series, and to close it out, I want to motivate you to start where you are and do something for God. You are not a victim, an outcast, or a second-class citizen. Listen up to find out why. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to …
Last Full Day Today was the last full day of our CECL session. We will have a morning session tomorrow, but that's it. What made today kinda special was that we had very little in the way of official stuff to do. We didn't have any sessions until 11AM, so we used the extra morning time to review …
Today's sessions were based on a really interesting concept. The goal was to model for us a tool for increasing the effectiveness of sermons and a method for increasing the effectiveness of worship services and then to have a worship service tonight based on those things. Pre-Sermon Dialogue …
One of our tasks for this week at CECL was to bring a video of a sermon we have recently preached at our church. In our peer group, we watched each other's videos and then offered encouragement to each other regarding what we thought was the other pastor's unique excellence in sermon …
One of our tasks for this week at CECL was to bring a video of a sermon we have recently preached at our church. In our peer group, we watched each other's videos and then offered encouragement to each other regarding what we thought was the other pastor's unique excellence in sermon …
According to a report by the BBC, people in the United States would like to give more power to religious leaders! Here's a brief excerpt from the article: Forty percent of people in the US would like religious leaders to be given more power, a Gallup International poll commissioned by the BBC …
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