Sixteen years ago today, a rayon shirt, mustard color Patrick Ewing tennis shoe, high sock wearing teenager with an attitude problem asked a lovely, beautiful, most precious preacher's daughter to go out with him. Yep, exactly how all love stories begin. It was this one time at band camp...no really it was.Hey, most people just go to Disneyland after the big game. Well, I went and got a wife out of it. That's where it all started. Oh, the romance. I...
There were several more signs that came with these. I left most out of this post as they are pretty common now. The following signs I had not seen before. Enj...
First, you have to recall that the United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women of Oak Haven each host an annual event. The men’s group smokes hams for Thanksgiving and Christmas and organizes the Ham and Bean Dinner. The ladies invite women from the community to a Tea each year. So, in my welcome to the church this past Sunday, I welcomed everyone “to Oak Haven where the men smoke hams and the women drink tea.” I wanted so bad, and was one breath shy...
While professing no amount of expertise on the matter, I have compiled a short list of the greatest lessons I have learned in blogging. These points are not totally specific to blogging; I utilize similar ideas in sermon writing. You prolific writers will laugh at my simplicity, but maybe it’ll help someone. So, amongst the slew of wonderful blogging tips, remember this (Use, File, Schedule, Stick):•Use. Use a word processor. I don’t usually blog online....
Say this ten times fast. Buzzword for sure! In this economy.....just know who and what you believe.+neator...
Baseball has its homerun and stolen bases club. Well, pastors have their sermon and blog posts club. I’m not sure what my sermon numbers are, but I recently passed my 350th blog post! That certainly isn’t anywhere close to others in the blogging world. And this blog hasn’t contributed as much content to the faith as some others. I have enjoyed this project and will be glad when I will have more time to contribute more to it. The whole connectional church...
My biggest questions for Holy Week:What will the weather be like for the Easter egg hunt?Do we have footwashing, communion or both?Will the people actually leave in silence on Friday?Who will ask first, “Why is it called ‘Good’?”Are bulletins really necessary for Thursday or Friday?What will the weather be like for the sunrise service?What should I do in the hours between sunrise service and regular service?Why didn’t I prepare the Easter sermon in advan...
I received these images in an email recently. The comments were all part of the forwarded message. So, I'm not sure if the details are worth anything. Still cool to look at.Ceiling to a smoking lounge:bathroom floor:port-a-potty with one way gl...
Wow! Wouldn't this be a powerful message to hear on Easter morning? Maybe I'll save it for those who attend sunrise service; those are the spiritually mature ones who can handle it!+crazychristiancl...
