Click on my picture to be a friendOne sin that I struggle with in my life is anger. I just get ticked too quick. I don’t like it.
It ticks me off that I struggle with anger. They say humor helps therefore the jest!
I have put some verses together and some reflection questions for myself. Maybe this will help you if [...]
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“The best childhood you could give your kids is a childhood filled with fun, excitement, laughter, and lots of grace.” Tim Kimmel
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Perry has a terrific post called “The Pastor’s Pain” in which he gives the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a pastor.
He talks about the “three pains” of a pastor:
1) The pain from loneliness
2) The pain from criticism
3) The pain from unrealistic expectations
Please read this!
Read it and then go love on your pastor!
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Sherri and I talk frequently about what we want our girls to “be”. We don’t care so much about what they “do” as we care about”who they are.” (click here to read “Four things I want for my children.”)
We talk about the various character traits we want to see in “The Ladies” and we talk [...]
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There is too much discussion these days about how the church should “relate to the culture it is trying to influence.” With that said, I’m going to throw in my two-cents… well, not really mine but at least a “few cents” that makes sense to me!
Rick Warren, in his book The Purpose Driven Church, gives [...]
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Cincinnati, Ohio - specifically an area northeast of Cincinnati… Warren county.
Here’s how it all came about…
Pre-move to Georgia
I sent out an e-mail to ten church planters asking them how they knew when it was time to plant and how they knew where to go. I talked with many of them and received wise counsel.
Gary [...]
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Perry has a post that gives a behind the scenes look at being a pastor.
Read it here.
Please, if you read this blog and know a pastor… bless him/her THIS WEEK!
Three ways to bless your pastor:
Send him a card or an e-mail telling him/her a specific “thing” you appreciate about him/her.
Ask how you can serve in [...]
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I’ve been studying and thinking about systems a lot lately.
One of the things that I’m realizing is that if the right systems are not in place, particularly within the church, no matter how much you wish, how hard you work, or how long you pray… you will not be as effective as you or your [...]
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Andy Stanley was, in my opinion, the best presenter of the entire Catalyst conference.
His teaching on systems was great. The title of his session was “Liberating Your Organization: Creating a Leadership-Friendly Culture.”
A few “quotables” and then I’ll give the main points of his teaching:
“God created and runs the universe through systems.”
“If you don’t approach problems [...]
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