Matthew | August 10, 2010
Sometimes churches are resistant to learning new words. People seem to refuse to learn a new vocabulary. This is an interesting dynamic and illustrates the disconnect that sometimes happens in churches. In a job or a field there is always a specialized language. You cannot work in computers or accounting or any field that is [...]
Matthew | August 9, 2010
In my travels, I meet a lot of ministers. One of the realizations that I have is that most ministers serve the Lord with little fanfare. Most ministers are not on the lectureship circuit or being called by big churches to come and work for them. These are the guys that are working in the [...]
Matthew | August 6, 2010
This past Thursday or probably I should say Wednesday night and Thursday, a team from the congregation hiked Long’s Peak. This is probably the most famous mountain in Colorado. It was certainly a busy one, there was a ton of people on the trail. Mostly this is not the case with some of the harder [...]
Matthew | August 4, 2010
I am so excited because I will be in Borger, Texas this weekend. They are having their youth rally this weekend which is a huge event and a wonderfully uplifting time. There will be hundreds of teens there looking to be spiritually encouraged. I was there last year and loved it. The church was amazing. [...]
Matthew | August 3, 2010
Two of our superstar deacons has put together a wonderful ministry. It is not feeding the poor or visiting the older folks home, but it is a great ministry for connection. In fact, I am in all three leagues because I believe in this ministry so much. They have done a great job of including [...]
Matthew | August 2, 2010
This is the second book I read from this author because the first one was good, but feel that this book was better. It was well written and interesting. The chapters were all applicable for sermon topics and illustrations. There was a chapter on the satisfaction of revenge which was good, and I also plan [...]
