Just because I was a little eager to get them all online, I've posted my doctrinal statements to my personal wiki. You can check them out if you want at... http://jeff.mikels.cc/wiki/doctrinal_statements …
What I believe about God’s Revelation
I know that some people are especially interested in the bigger details of faith, so I decided to post here my full "Doctrinal Statement." This is the first post in this series, and it reflects the "short form" of my Doctrinal Statement. If you wish to download my entire Doctrinal Statement in …
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Hot Chocolate Day was a success!
Last Friday, we experienced a great success in ministry. We served people free mugs of hot chocolate and coffee in front of Wal-Mart. It was a great experience. It came to me on Black Friday The whole idea came to me last year on the day after Thanksgiving ("Black Friday" as it has been called) …
My Home Media System
Last Spring, I wrote a blog article describing my plans to create a "connected home media system." (It's the first entry in this category.) It's been a while, but I thought it was about time to share what I've actually done to create the system so far. If you're interested to read some of my …
sharemytestimony.org
A new website has recently been created by Justin Carboneau called sharemytestimony.org with the primary purpose of giving people a place to share their personal testimonies online. It's an interesting concept, and his web design isn't half bad, but I'm personally unsure of the value such a site …
Tonight at the Skylight
All I can say is that God must like it when I'm working on the computer (sometimes) because tonight at the Skylight, I found out that one of the computers had a virus on it. I've worked on those computers before, so Kim told me I could take a look at it. …
Low Cost Print Houses: Postcards, Flyers, Business Cards
Online Print Companies (Updated in 2017) Here are some other online print companies that I have discovered and/or tried along with my brief comments. Personal Recommendations nextdayflyers.com (My number 1 choice) overnightprints.com (My number 2 choice) churchink.com (Was my number 1 …
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“Thanks for being obedient”
I was driving around today running an errand for the church, so I decided to make some phone calls to try to connect with some people. There's one fellow that I have been trying to get in touch with for a while, and as I was going through my address book, I saw that he was the next one on the …
Returning to blogging
Yep, I've been away from blogging for a while, but I'm going to come back for a few articles here soon. Now's the time to update your subscriptions to the site if you are interested! …
Our Information Meeting
It has been a while since my last post here, but that's been for a good reason. For the past month, I've been working on getting ready for Southside Church's first public information meeting. We held it last Sunday evening at McCutcheon High School here in Lafayette. For the past month, we have …
Free Resources for Church Planters
I recently discovered this website that claims to "love church planters." To prove it, they have provided free resources, and all you have to do is send them an email. I've sent the email, but haven't downloaded my stuff yet. Here's the link for …
An incredible leadership training opportunity
This past week, Jen and I had the privilege to attend the Willow Creek Leadership Summit via satellite. Over the past five years, I have been able to attend four of these events live at the South Barrington campus, and they have been remarkably impacting for me. This year, though, it was a little …
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Clayton Miller Band Video — clip 2
As I promised, here is my first (It's the second clip from the concert. Sorry it's out of order.) video upload for the Clayton Miller band (Cole and LD Miller). The harmonica work and the drum work are really good. For more, check out Lafayette's Independent Music Podcast at limcast.com. …
Clayton Miller Band (Cole and LD Miller)
America's Got Talent has put two Lafayette boys on the map. LD Miller is one of the most amazing harmonica players, and though criticized on the show, Cole Miller is a rather gifted musician in his own right. On the show, Cole was criticized for his guitar playing and his singing, but he admitted …
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Gratuitous Firefox Link
If you haven't tried Firefox as your web browser yet, you are certainly missing out! It has many benefits, but perhaps this will give you a flavor for how some Firefox users feel about their browser of choice: …
The 28 Day Evangelism Tract
While reading The Purpose Driven Life tonight, I had the thoughts run through my mind that went something like this: If I really want this book to affect me, I need to ponder it through my day. If I want to ponder it, I need to have it condensed into ponderable form. I really appreciate the small …