OK, so I'm a geek too. I like playing with other operating systems, and I'm especially interested in it now because my old laptop runs just too slowly under Windows 98. It's been bothering me quite a bit. However, there is a promise that Linux will run faster and with more stability, so I've been …
Small Group Assessment Tool
I just came across this link today and I haven't had the chance to look into it more, but it certainly is interesting. It's an assessment tool to see how healthy your small group is. If you are a leader or a member of a small group, then check this out and let me know if it helped you at …
Indianapolis & Lafayette
Jen and I visited Indianapolis this weekend. There are some areas of Indianapolis that are absolutely booming with growth. It truly is remarkable to see that on the north side of the city, there are some counties with the highest growth rates in the nation. On the south side of the city, there is …
Chesterton: Met with Pastor Neil
Last week I had the chance to meet with Pastor Neil Horner of Duneland Community Church. He generously offered to buy me lunch even though we hadn’t met before. We had a great conversation and I picked up on a few significant things: He is passionate about seeing the community impacted for …
025-10 — Sacrifice
Mark 12:35-14:26 In this message, I discuss the issue of sacrifice. Stated simply, we can make sacrifices because God cares for us! Sacrifice is a word that isn't very well received. Especially in American culture, we don't ever want to sacrifice anything. However, in Mark 12-14, there are at …
What’s a pastor for anyway?
Challies Dot Com: An Authoritative Word from God This is an interesting post I saw on another evangelical weblog called [challies.com][]. It talks about the importance of the pastor in the church and whether or not we've mistaken what the pastor's role really is all about. [challies.com]: …
Last Moments (Temptation)
Over at [CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com), there are some [photos posted](http://www.cnn.com/interactive/world/0502/gallery.tsunami.photos/frameset.exclude.html) about a couple who were vacationing when the Tsunami hit Thailand. From the website: >John and Jackie Knill of Vancouver, British Columbia, …
Questions on Tithing
This last Sunday, a lady in my church gave me a blue card with some questions on it regarding tithing. Since my email to her was rather long-winded, I thought I would share some of those thoughts here. Deuteronomy 26:2-15 Verse 2 says to take "some" of the firstfruits. What happens to …
025-09 — Receiving Your Vineyard
Mark 11:20-12:34 Did you know that God wants to give you a vineyard? It's true! God wants to give you charge over his very own vineyard; however, he expects us to be faithful with it and to give him some fruit. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast …
Jen says she knows
My wife told me last week that she already has a sense from God regarding where we should plant a church. She isn’t telling me yet because I don’t have a clear sense yet. However, I think I know where it is that she is feeling called to. I also have a sense that I know where we are going …
Chesterton Update
We went to Chesterton this weekend. The original plan was to go to Jen’s parents’ place on Thursday night, hang out there with them, and then give the kids to their grandpa while Jen and I did some touring of the area. However, things didn’t work out that way. Jen’s dad …
Chesterton this weekend
We’re going to go to Chesterton, Indiana this weekend. We are planning to have a meeting with Pastor Bill of Liberty Bible Church this Friday, and then on Saturday, we plan to tour the city to see about the potential for a new ministry there. It’s another situation where there are …
Elkhart Update
We all went to Elkhart last weekend and had a pretty good time just being a family together, staying at a hotel and all that. We got to see a real estate agent and someone from the chamber of commerce, and though the city had a lot of really nice things going for it, there were some major red flags …
025-08 — Jesus Wants Servants
Mark 10:17-11:19 Are you willing to settle for mediocrity? Or do you desire to live a life of greatness! In this message I explain Jesus' teaching that the lower we stoop to help others, the higher we stand before God! Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast …
Trip to Elkhart this Weekend
We’re all going to Elkhart today to look at the city and to try to make some contacts with some local pastors and churches if possible. We’ll spend the night and then come back on Saturday afternoon. Please pray for us as we make this trip. …
God’s Protection During Tsunami
You aren't going to believe this. I just got an email forwarded to me from a friend in my church. The email describes an amazing account of God's protection over his people in Indonesia. The question remains, though, of whether this account is true. Here it is as I received it. God Protects His …