After all the things that have happened since beginning our church planting journey, I am thinking I should just move to the country and live off the land. If I get rid of all the things that can break… maybe, just maybe I will not lose my sanity. I can always hitch the wagon to [...]
Archive for August, 2009
I think I should just go for a horse.
August 30, 2009The Purpose of Prayer by Oswald Chambers
August 30, 2009Weely Word
The Purpose of Prayer by Oswald Chambers
. . . one of His disciples said to Him, ’Lord, teach us to pray . . .’ —Luke 11:1
Prayer is not a normal part of the life of the natural man. We hear it said that a person’s life will suffer if he doesn’t pray, but I [...]
long day
August 28, 2009Long day ….check out preacher daddy’s blog and you will see why. When the toilet and printer broke earlier in the week I knew the van was soon to follow. It’s not only been a long day, it has been a hard summer. Please don’t let my new computer be next. I really need a [...]
Top 10 Mistakes in Ministry by Steve Childers
August 25, 2009My Top Ten Mistakes In Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly)
Steve Childers August 25 2009
An Introduction by Steve Childers
Introduction: Ladies First!
After more than 30 years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary professor I think I’ve finally learned the secret to survival in the ministry: stop making the same old mistakes [...]
repost from 2007
August 21, 2009A friend commented on this post today. I had forgotten all about it. I reread the post and had to smile. Little has changed except the baby is now a toddler, the oldest is off to college and the second born is dancing four days a week.
reality check
College options a few things we’ve learned
August 18, 2009As I look back over my life, I am so thankful for many areas. One of which is that I finished my college degree. I know college is not for everyone, but when the economy takes a turn like it has recently and so many are flooding the job market any edge you can have [...]
A few things I am thankful for…
August 16, 2009After dropping the oldest off at college yesterday I am not sure I really have any words to express the experience right now. Perhaps later after the raw emotion of it all settles down I will be able to blog without bursting into tears. For now I thought I would list a few [...]
retro phone and a quick update
August 14, 2009Tonight we made a quick Wal-Mart run for some last minute college stuff. While there I picked up an old-school corded phone because I can never find our phones. So if you have called me and I didn’t answer it’s because I gave up on finding the phone.
We now also do not have voicemail on our [...]
