Feb 012010
Jesus, Meditation and Visual Aids - Part 1

When I show up in the mornings to spend some time with God, many times I jump straight to what is important to me – petitioning for my needs. Recently at a training retreat, I was encouraged to change this up a bit. The suggestion was to enter my time seeking God by meditating on [...]

Jan 022010
Ten Ways to Show Your Teenage Son That You Care

Being the dad of a teenage son definitely has its highs and lows. Seeing that baby that once communicated with squeeks, gurgles, and shrill squeals grow into a young man that can have deeply curious conversations about life with you, is simply amazing. Having that same baby grow up to be able to tell you [...]

Dec 212009
Contentment - Five Teachings from the Bible

Its hard to be content with what we have. Our world screams at us that we deserve so much more. So often this leaves us in a constant state of discontent. We spend our days wanting the next cool thing, moments after buying that gadget we just could not live without.

Dec 202009
Faith and Trust: Some Encouraging Verses
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Dec 192009
Roses and Redemption

This morning as I was taking in my first cup of coffee to clear out the cobwebs of sleep, I stumbled upon a video from a Matt Chandler sermon while surfing the web. Even though I had seen this video message clip before, today it seemed to be the day that I was supposed to [...]

Dec 132009
Five Steps To Stop Being Selfish

I want to share with you some thoughts that I have been processing from some recent reading.  If you have been  following my recent entries, you know that I am working through the John Maxwell book How Successful People Think.  What I am sharing today comes from the chapter on Unselfish Thinking.

Oct 252009
Church Leadership Begins at Home

Christians are called to lead and manage their households well.  This is a prerequisite of serving as an elder in the church, per  1 Timothy 3:4-54.
He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,  for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he [...]

Sep 192009
Stand Firm - iPhone Wallpaper

Instructions on how to download and install this wallpaper on your iPhone are included in body of this entry.

Sep 182009
Church, Community, and Relationships

… the most important reason why people stay at your church plant is relationships. Hopefully we hammered home the importance of you preparing and implementing strategies to build the relationships necessary to “earn the right” to keep serving these newcomers for our Lord. From David Jacksons Blog on “Five More Reasons Why People Will Stay [...]

Sep 182009
Fight Club Nite @ SK - All Men Welcome!

All men in the Garner, Clayton and Raleigh NC Area are welcome to attend Fight Club at SK.
Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 7:00-9:00pm.
Next Meeting on October 7th.
Click here for more info about Fight Club.

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