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Take Courage · 1M ago

Look to start a new workout group…

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Take Courage · 2M ago

Beachbody

I have been doing the Beachbody P90X workouts for some time now. I would start, workout for a couple weeks, then get busy and stop my workouts. I need discipline and accountability in most things I am successful at. This time I decided to put forth a lot more effort to getting it done. I … Continue
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Why do Christians worship on Sunday rather than on the Sabbath?

Why do Christians worship on Sunday rather than on the Sabbath?. This is a great (small) article from the Christian Research Institute.
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

8 Reasons Why People Aren’t Coming Back by Greg Atkinson

Here is a great article I read today by Greg Atkinson: Today, I’m flying back from San Diego, CA after doing a secret shopper visit for the Rock Church.  As a secret shopper or mystery worshiper of churches around the country, I’ve found there are some reasons that I will tell a church I would not …
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Essay 3: The Future of Evangelicals in Mission

I was concerned at first by how far back Winter began his look at the future of Missions.  I would say that about three-quarters of his essay is related to missions past instead of the future of missions.  I will also state that by the end of his work, I get it.  It was his … Continue reading »
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Essay 2: The Gospel in Human Contexts

Hiebert’s essay began very slow for me and it took a couple pages to get close to his train of thought.  As I have a heart for missions work abroad, I think I have developed a joy of studying other cultures and learning how to live, as a Christian, within them.  The interesting thing to … Continue r
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Missionshift – essay one

I am participating in a conversation based upon the book Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millennium.  The book is published by B&H Academic and edited by David Hesselgrave and Ed Stetzer. Missionshift takes a look at missions in the past, present, and future.  Each topic has a main
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a great time with family for Thanksgiving 2010.  We try to alternate each year between spending time with my extended family in Oklahoma and Tammy’s family.  This year we decided to get away and head to the family place down in Southeast Texas.  The Deep Piney Woods. We missed being with my d
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Thinkin’ Out Loud

We have had many things going on at church for the last couple months.  Many blessings and many struggles.  They both have been hidden somewhat by daily life.  We have been studying the Book of Job on Wednesday nights.  God pulls back the top layer of life to show us what is really going on … Contin
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Take Courage · 1Y ago

Pets and heaven

We began talking about this not to long ago at church.  Then, yesterday, I saw this article on Focus on the Family’s website.  It is titled Do Pets Go to Heaven? and was posted by Jim Daly. What prompted him to write the article was an email he received from a friend – mostly as a … Continue reading
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