A new year is upon us. Time for ideas, plans, and resolutions to do good things. Some want to lose weight, others things like getting the finances in order. For the first, go see my friend Josh at Youth Pastor Diet. For the finances, let’s dig into it a little […]
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Creative Christmas Gifts
What is the most creative Christmas gift you have received? Here is a picture of mine. I know, a coffee cup is not terribly creative, but the thought and planning was what made this gift special. My wifes grandmother ordered this for me a couple years ago. She had her […]
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The Forgotten Victims in Suicide.
Saturday, December 1st, I was doing an IT Contract at a State University. I had the radio on sports while I was working. The station broke into college football to share the story about Jovan Belcher. My thoughts and prayers went immediately to the families involved. My next thought was wondering if […]
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Moving….
The last three weeks have been a blur. We had been praying for a different rental home to open up in our community for several months that had what our family needed. God came through when we least expected, and provided a beautiful remodeled 1870s farmhouse that is even more […]
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When People Just Don’t Get It
Most times, it is fun selling items on Craigslist. However, other times, you try and sell an item to have the only response be repeated offers to ship the item to a foreign country. They even offer to pay more than the cost of the item. It is a scam. […]
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Shin Guards
This David and Golaith book is one of the favorites in my house. It especially intrigues my middle son (Who is named David). We were looking at this picture the other day, and out of the blue, David (who is almost 6) asks – “Hey, those are shin guards like I wear […]
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One of The Things I’ve been Working on… Rock The Bridge 2012
It has been a busy few weeks to close out the summer. I have been working with a team of area Youth Workers to get the scheduling and logistics together for an event that we do in West Central Indiana called Rock the Bridge. In the past it has been successful […]
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You never know who you will meet at #LTCU…
This is such a cool story that I had to share. It was neat to me someone from my hometown area. But the story gets better. It is a true example of what rural ministry looks like. Thanks to @PastorQuill for shooting this with me Direct Link At Lead the […]
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#LTCU Thought – Wednesday
I took this rock and two like it to demonstrate a point today the students with me at Lead the Cause University. This Rock is part of the Rocky Mountains… It is not all of it, or even a whole mountain. but it came from a mountain… We are only […]
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#LTCU Thought – Monday
Intercessory prayer has been hijacked by little old ladies and crazy people. It’s time to take it back, and bring them along… – @gregstier
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How far is your reach?
I just heard on Moody Radio that the cost of putting up a Christian radio station in Mali, West Africa is about $50,000. That cost will enable the Gospel to reach approximately 1 million people. That is extremely low cost per potential person reached. What are you doing in ministry […]
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This is so true…
How many times do we fail to see all God that God has for us, chasing what He has assigned for others?