I’m starting a new category today called ‘The Forward Look,’ a subcategory of Church Notes. Often people ask me what kinds of things are happening in various committees at church. Sometimes I…
An increasingly key component of preparation
I guess I never really thought about it enough. Why do doctor’s offices all call you ahead of appointments to confirm? Yes, I have forgotten a few, but very few. I run…
Leadership sub-category created
I’ve some key adjustments to my blog that I hope are helpful to my readers. 1. Now that I’m a little more familiar with this environment and on the advice of folks at…
“Use the health you have” and churches
At High PEAKS this past Thursday, we interacted with a Leadership Summit DVD. One point the speaker, former football star Mike Singletary, was making was that one of the dangers to maintaining…
Difficult Passages Series — John 14:6 for March 17, 2010
1. Why is this passage listed among difficult passages? The difficulty in this verse has always been the exclusiveness of it. While this is culturally troubling in our era when tolerance for…
Muslim persecution of Christians hits home
I was aware of a strange mix of emotions as I read the news story (http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100309/christians-expelled-forced-to-abandon-33-foster-kids-in-morocco/index.html ) about the Christian couple forced from their Moroccan orphanage at Ain Leuh in the middle…
Lenten/Easter Sermon Series started
Those who study words tell us that the word Lent derives from an Old English word for spring. But when we hear the word today, our first thought is about the season…
A flower show lifts the spirits
The smell of spring, the inspiration of beautiful landscaping, the lure of finding just the plant you are looking for in your own project; all these combine to make CNY Blooms a…
Difficult Passages Series — Matt. 9:9-13 for Mar. 10, 2010
1. Why is this passage listed among difficult passages? One difficulty in this passage is why Jesus appears to uncharacteristically let the Pharisees off the hook, or does he? A second difficulty…
Children’s gift
On Feb. 26 I wrote about the children of our Kidz church raising funds for Haiti. The funds have been sent off. Here is the picture from our service.