Matthew | June 4, 2013
Here in Colorado, there is a camp for the kids. It is a great run camp. It has wonderful leaders. And my child will go to camp when she is old enough, and Noah will go as well when it is his time. Camp is cool, and I love the power of camp for kids. [...]
Matthew | June 3, 2013
A lot of the congregations in the churches of Christ are in the 100-200 reach. Often congregations become stuck in this area. This is an excellent book to help move through this transition. Of course all of these church growth stuff is out of vogue now, but this is a mistake by people. A lot [...]
Matthew | May 31, 2013
There are a few people in this world who have the honor to write a dissertation. It is typically a difficult project to finish. You must discipline yourself to complete the goal. Of course, I learned a lot about the topic, but what character lessons did I learn during the years? We focus on the [...]
Matthew | May 30, 2013
The Word revealed to us that an Angel opened prison doors, took Peter out of prison, smote Herod, and killed 185,000 Assyrians. In this week’s bulletin, we will look at one of the most prominent Angels. The Angel Gabriel is mentioned three times in the Bible. As far as I know, he is perhaps one [...]
Matthew | May 29, 2013
Probably most ministers are seeing too much divorce in churches. Couples are splitting up. Marriages are struggling in our congregations. This is creating dynamics within our churches. People who were leaders step back because of the difficult times. People commit sin, and therefore cannot be used publicly for a while. This force is influences elderships, [...]
Matthew | May 28, 2013
For years, I wondered. How could God always receive the praise but never the criticism for the happenings of life? Every good thing we would thank God for the blessing, but every negative thing was the work of Satan? It seemed that God received all the glory but never the blame. How could this be? [...]
Matthew | May 22, 2013
This is not one of those Pollyanna posts about the eldership. Often a man will go to a work believing that the new elders he will work under will be the best yet. After a couple of years, he discovers them to be average. He moves on. At Castle Rock, I have worked under one eldership for [...]
Matthew | May 20, 2013
Christians are scared of the book of Revelation. One does not blame them; it is a text full of apocalyptic language. There are beasts, dragons, swords, horsemen, and death, but in the end Christ wins. Because of all of the Biblical references and symbolism, there is an aura of mystery concerning this inspired book. Fortunately, [...]
Matthew | May 15, 2013
Well, the hiking season has started for me this week. The plan was to go up on Monday and hike Little Bear which is the second most dangerous 14er in Colorado. There is the famous hourglass which is a class four climb up. It is hard stuff. What is even harder is doing it in [...]
Matthew | May 10, 2013
There are three types of people in this world. Givers, takers, and matchers, and all of them function differently in a congregational setting. Often ministers will fall into the giver area, unless there is a family background. But often people that go into ministry are givers. It is a rewarding work because of the ability [...]
