While Jen and I were looking for a home in Lafayette, God led us to meet a man who not only would sell us a great home, but who also was to join us as one of our first ministry partners. We still can't believe the amazing ways God is working to bring us together with people who love him and are …
God’s Promises
I'd like to make this an ongoing post that I add to regularly. If you want to add a verse of promise, post it as a comment, and I'll add it to the main entry. God promises blessings to those who fear him. How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you …
Wisdom for selecting a home
It turns out that one of the men from the Pondside group is actually the President / CEO of Lafayette Savings Bank! It's amazing how God works things out. I gave him a call, he had someone call me and in about 30 minutes this morning, Jen and I were "easily" approved for at least a $180,000 …
Jen and I know where we want to live
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 …
CECL Session #5 Day 3
Basic elements of a leadership development program Danny Wallen finished up his sessions yesterday by giving us a couple of different models for developing leaders. I'll just quote them here: The Two Track Analogy There are four parts of leadership development that work together like the …
Fasting Report
Well, my time fasting from the computer and TV went well yesterday. There was a point in the day when I was really bored, so I turned to prayer---almost fell asleep once, but it was good. Perhaps the coolest part about the day was being able to explain to my son why I couldn't play a video game …
Prayer Update
Hello, All of you know at this point that we are on our way to Lafayette, IN in the near future and hopefully most of you have received a full prayer update in your regular mail box at home---if not please respond to this and let me know and I'll make sure you get one soon!! We have been praying …
September’s Tuesday Fast
For the past two months, I have been taking the first Tuesday as a day for fasting and prayer. I've tried to do it with food and have gotten so distracted that I've messed up both times. This month (tomorrow) I'll be fasting from computer / TV / radio use. If you think of me, pray for me that I'll …
Hurricanes, Tsunamis, and Worship
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is unbelievable. There is a wide deal of speculation that this may be the worst disaster ever to hit the United States both in terms of human lives and also in terms of property damage. Roughly 20,000 people are missing, and the death toll is already …
Mad About Principles
For the past few months, I have been a very angry person at least on the inside, and I haven't been able to figure out exactly what was wrong. Mad at God I went to a session during the spring time about getting emotionally healthy as a pastor, and the teacher encouraged us to do an exercise where …
My Kryptonite
Superman had only one weakness (other than his crush on Lois Lane)---Kryptonite. If he was in the presence of this material, he would become as weak as a child. My kryptonite is lack of trust. …
My Transition Mission
For some time now, I have been wondering exactly what my role should be during this time of transition in our church. My wife and I are planning to move to Lafayette, Indiana to plant a new church, but Northwest Baptist is letting us stay here for some time during our fundraising efforts. I'm truly …
2005-08-01
MyJournal -- 08/01/2005 For the past few days, I haven't been spending the time to do my 30 minutes a day. Oh, sure, I have an excuse or two, but they aren't really good. Last Thursday, I was leading the wedding reception for Jonathan Kaushal, and that went from about 6:30 pm until about 11:00 …
2005-07-18
# MyJournal --- 7/18/05 10:48 pm # Today God helped me to accomplish a few things for the church plant. The major thing that I was able to do was to set up a dynamic graph that will automatically display our current support level according to two .csv files on our webserver. It's something …
2005-07-17
MyJournal -- 7/17/05 10:17 pm These past few days, God has been showing me that I need to take this spiritual renewal thing seriously. I have been focusing so many of my energies on the practical aspects of ministry. What I'm doing and what the church is doing and what other people are doing and …
2005-07-22
MyJournal --- 7/22/05 8:14 pm Things have gone pretty well for me today. Since it was a day off, I didn't do that much, but I actually felt like today was just the same as any other day. In fact, I have begun to worry that I don't have enough separation between my hobby life and family life and …