Posted in Family, Learner, Missionary, tagged Africa, Corey and Katie Garrett, Senegal on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This past Sunday, Corey and Katie Garrett shared with us about Senegal. This past Monday, Tracy and I got to share a meal with them. What a joy it is for us to know them and pray for their ministry.
Here are two videos you need to take time to watch.
This video [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Most Christians love the Psalms. And well we should! Countless are the souls who have found great hope from Psalm 23 “The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want….” It’s so easy for us to relate to the Psalmists because they talk about the things we think about and feel…
Love: “I love you, O [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Join us this Sunday, July 27, @ 11am for our Faith Stimulus Rebate Update.
I can’t wait to hear how you’ve been investing your summer and how your “Rhythm Living” is going! Our goal has been to re-invest our time, especially on Sundays, to live out our Identity (who we are)—Family, Missionaries, Servants, Learners—through our Rhythms [...]
Posted in Bible, Bless, Family, Learner, Music, Servant on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hello Church,
This week I am living in exile…in Massachusetts. But it’s for a great cause! Every morning and evening I have the privilege of leading music for a pastor’s retreat at Gordon-Conwell called the “Spurgeon Sabbatical.” This is my second time leading times of gathered worship for this intense-teaching and rich-fellowshipping retreat. And I thank [...]
Posted in Bible, Bless, Family, Learner, Missionary, Servant, tagged Bible, Children, SBC, VBS on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Bible Club was a blast this year along with many blessings that God let us see. God’s work before, during, and after SBC is enormous. We’ll never be able to understand or see His massive work outwardly or inwardly in the hearts of the children, staff, family, and friends.
As I share with you some [...]
Posted in Family, Uncategorized, tagged investments, leadership, puppy on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a post I published about a year ago, and thought it might be worth considering whether you lead a ministry of thousands or minister to the people in your household.
I ran across an article by Liz Pulliam Weston about real costs, here’s an excerpt:
A puppy
The upfront cost for a medium-size dog can [...]
Posted in Bible, Family, Learner on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure to check out the recently added “Bible Resources” section on the blog. When you do, you’ll find some incredibly helpful tools.
ESV Online. You can browse, search, read the entire ESV Bible online for free. Not only can you READ the ESV online, you can HEAR the ESV! Alongside every chapter heading you’ll find [...]
Posted in Family, Missionary, Music, Servant, Worship, prayer on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past Sunday we sang Bob Kauflin’s song, “Let Your Kingdom Come” What you might not know is that this song is based on a prayer from the book, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. In fact Bob Kauflin and Sovereign Grace Ministries released an entire CD of songs of [...]
Posted in Family, tagged Greensboro, Kristen, Olaf on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, here’s an update from Kristen and Olaf van de Klashorst. Here’s what Olaf wrote:
Hi Friends,
Just a quick update to tell you it’s official! As of Monday, 14th, I will come on staff here at Trinity Covenant Church as Director of Adult and Family Ministries. Kristen and I are excited that God has worked throughout [...]
Posted in Bless, Servant on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Overheard over at Justin Taylor’s blog …
Here’s another excerpt from Paul Tripp’s book, Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy. Again, I found this both deeply convicting and hopeful at the same time.
Sin lives in a costume, that’s why it’s so hard to recognize. The fact that sin looks so good [...]
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