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In this series, we are considering what it means to love God, our neighbors and ourselves. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount will guide the series. You can use the mini sermon player or click on the sermon title to hear each file. Sermon 1: Blessed to Bless Sermon 2: A Super Kind of Faith Sermon 3: A Get-and-Give Life Sermon 4: Neighborly Ways Sermon 5: Last But Not Least, You

It's been a while since my last ministry Super Bowl party. The two I can recall were pretty fun with the multiple televisions, food, video games etc. It's funny, though, how a game can have so much attention. Don't get me wrong; I love football. My Sunday afternoons are spent watching games, and I'm a sucker for a good highlight. Oh, and I think the Steelers are going to win. I can't stand to see any other NFC team playing other than mine, and there's a Galveston connection to this year's game--again. However, I've watched Super Bowls and I've missed Super Bowls.   The saddest one was when my team made it.  I couldn't watch it because our cable wasn't connected and we only received two channels through the air--even the radio transmission was horrible.  And Are I Yet Alive .  I have survived.  So, please don't think I have anything against the Super Bowl.  Some stories just need to be told. It was a day not unlike most.  Winter w...

One thing I wish I could learn to do is sing.  I don't have to be the next Grammy-award winning vocalist.  To be able to lead a song in church that is somewhat bearable for others would be more than enough.  Is that too much to ask for? Since I can't sing , and consequently won't sing, I always appreciate when people are able to do amazing things with their voices.  Case in point . Likewise, this next guy is pretty good.  You can view his YoutTube channel here: Turdbol .  He has other videos, but these were some of the one I thought were good.  He sings all the parts himself for a wonderful compilation.  Stay blessed...john

Technically, this is the second newsletter of the year.  However, last month's edition never made it to the copy machine.  With everything else I was doing then to put a few hours into the newsletter would have been the tipping point for me.  No worries.  We are back on track. I threw the idea out (in the newsletter) about transitioning to a purely digital copy of the newsletter.  The idea is not that we would be unwilling to print out some copies, but that our main forms of distribution would be through email, website, Facebook and Twitter.  There are obvious advantages: price; time; ease, to name a quick few. So, what do you think?  Is forgoing the printed newsletter a good idea for a church?  What are some other advantages, disadvantages or other deal makers/breakers?  I would appreciate your input.  You can view the newsletter below, or by clicking this link: Under the Oak: February 2011 Open publication - Free publishing -...

Sure, I have a Tim Hawkins bias.  I think he's hilarious.  However, you won't regret watching the entire six minutes and thirty seconds of this video . Stay blessed...john +link

Have you ever heard of broken English? Have you ever heard someone recount an experience with someone else who made use of broken English? What kinds of feelings or attitudes were involved? My experiences have included mostly negative connotations about broken English. Have you ever heard someone you know share their Mexican adventures? Maybe it was a short trip across the border, a honeymoon in their Spanish paradise or just a visit to their favorite Mexican restaurant. I’ve heard them, too. Why don’t those stories include broken Spanish? It may sound funny, but putting an "O" after every English word doesn't constitute good Spanish. So, who says what is broken? Stay blessed...john