I came upon an article about church planting and was encouraged by this: Gary Rohrmayer, director of church planting for the Midwest Baptist Conference, told me of a 1,200-member church that planted a church. The new church quickly grew to … Continue reading
In a time of financial stress on many marriages, why are there less people getting divorced? The Wall Street Journal had an article today about it: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124743668592229179.html The conclusion: they can’t afford it. Many couples separate but do not want … Continue reading
Here’s our July update letter, with info from the church planting assessment. Did you like this? Share it:
To my sweet little guy!! What a miracle you are! Did you like this? Share it:
Paul gets the Good Sport Award. Recently, I have been cutting his hair! I “forgot” to take a picture of the first cut… I realized if I were going to continue in my new skill I would need some instruction. … Continue reading
I love the themes that Obama’s administration has brought to the public discourse. Most especially I like the idea of unity amidst diversity (which is a Biblical concept). We are a diverse nation with different histories, cultures, beliefs, and stories. … Continue reading
Last week we went to the Converge Church Planting Assessment (see FAQ). We were “Conditionally Recommended“. There are four results we could have gotten, ranging from Recommended to Not Recommended. We got the 2nd to best result, which is really … Continue reading
I recently came upon an article about an Amish bank run in the Wall Street Journal. The article revealed about how modernity is creeping into Amish culture. This is particularly interesting because the Amish set up their religious practice around … Continue reading