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Archive for November, 2007

November 26th, 2007 - 11:59 am § in Be The Church

Getting Over the Monday Morning Blues

“Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length” - Robert Frost   “How much stuff do you need to be happy?” – Larry the Cucumber, from  VeggieTale’s “Madame BlueBerry”   I am currently reading a book entitled “The Progress Paradox&[...]

November 26th, 2007 - 11:35 am § in Sunday Morning Message

A Dangerous Church: Week 2 – 11/25/2007

A Dangerous Church: Week 2 – 11/25/2007 [display_podcast] November 25, 2007 – Bulletin [...]

November 20th, 2007 - 12:12 pm § in Uncategorized

Moving Day

Today is my wife’s birthday, and on this special day I am giving her a great gift. We are moving much of the church equipment to “Pump It Up” to get ready for our first Sunday. It has been wonderful to have so many people in our home this past year, and [...][...]

November 19th, 2007 - 2:18 pm § in Sunday Morning Message

A Dangerous Church: Week 1 – 11/18/2007

A Dangerous Church: Week 1 – 11/18/2007 [display_podcast] November 18, 2007 – Bulletin [...]

November 13th, 2007 - 5:27 pm § in Uncategorized

At the Library

I am at my regional library, and I love studying in this environment. Surrounded by books and very interesting people. I have spent the last five minutes watching the bank of internet computers I am facing. Well over half of the computer screens I can see are doing social networking things. [...[...]

November 13th, 2007 - 4:49 pm § in Big Question Tuesday

Big Question Tuesday

In a few weeks we will have the grand opening of TrueLife Church, and a new phase of this church plant will begin. Simultaneously, I am going to begin a new segment on my blog called “Big Question Tuesday”. Starting Sunday, Dec. 9th, attenders of TrueLife Church can drop a connection[...]

November 7th, 2007 - 11:46 am § in Just Walk, Sunday Morning Message

Just Walk Across the Room: Week 4 – 11/04/07

Just Walk Across the Room: Week 4 – 11/04/07 [display_podcast] November 4, 2007 – Bulletin [...]

November 7th, 2007 - 10:50 am § in Just Walk, Sunday Morning Message

Just Walk Across the Room: Week 3 – 10/28/07

Just Walk Across the Room: Week 3 – 10/28/07 [display_podcast] October 28, 2007 – Bulletin [...]

November 5th, 2007 - 1:59 pm § in Emerging Pentecostal

What is a Pentecostal?

The Assemblies of God is going through an identity crisis right now. We, as a movement, are trying to discover if our days of growth in the United States are over. (We have been statistically plateaued for a decade, see link at the end of post). I have grown up in [...][...]

November 2nd, 2007 - 9:22 am § in Be The Church

Why I went Trick or Treating instead of Going to Church

Halloween is one of my favorite events. I loved it as a kid, and I still like it as an adult. I know there are great Christian leaders who disagree with my enjoyment of the day, but let me tell you why I like it. Reason #1 – One day a year (not [...][...]