calling all couples

Looking forward to the new couples bible study tomorrow night. There is no way we can work enough on our relationship with our mates. I can hardly wait to see how this group develops. It should be very cool...

It still hurts

I realized yesterday while talking about my daughter during the morning service that there is still a lot of emotion inside of me over the loss of my son. What seemed to be a fairly simple illustration of God's faithfulness turned into a very emotional moment for me during the service. I guess it will never really go away. I don't know if I ever want it to. Thank you God for reminding me of of your love toward me by the way I miss my son. You are an awesome God...
I still miss you Greg...Dad

Ready or not...

When finalizing the last minute thoughts for the Sunday sermon every pastor wonders just how effective what he has studied will be. Looking for the right words, the right illustrations and the right intensity. I'm sure glad to know that God will use what He decides to use no matter what we do. Ready or not...

Hat change

It's time to change hats. This week I had the joy of building a new deck. I like to build. You get a great feeling of accomplishment looking at the finished product and being able to say, "I did that."
Now that it is Friday night, I get to put on my church hat. We are about to unfold our new series "28 days." I hope this week God will allow the same feeling of accomplishment as He moves into the lives of His people. Let's pray that he will continue to build Himself into us.

Chris

28 days

Why is it that we refuse to do what we know is best for us? Looking at this new series (28 days) makes mw think about myself. 28 days seems reasonable enough. If that is what it takes to create a good habit or eliminate a poor one I would think we all would have buy in. Wonder why we don't?

What's in a Sunday?

Most people who come to church don't realize all that goes into a Sunday Morning service. I thought this week as I watched the band practice on Saturday, that Sunday service for most churches is not a simple put together. There are bullitans to create and print, Coffee and doughnuts to organize, worship center to clean, music to be learned and practiced, children's program set up and so on and so on. I think you get the picture.
This note is to say thanks to you all and how much I appreciate all that you do to make each week's worship experience happen. It would not happen without you.
Thanks again
Chris

groundswell

Reading a new book- groundswell- It is clear that social networks can change the way church is done as we know it. I wonder, if we asked people to tell us what they really believe about what we are doing in church would we be shocked.
just a thought..

today

What a time to be involved in people's lives. There are a lot more questions than answers coming from people today. We that are trying to serve Christ should consider if we really believe we have those answers or are we just pretending to have them. What it boils down to is if we are real or not. What a day to have an authentic relationship with Christ...

Post 1

I have just set up my first post on this new blog.
Looking forward to the future.