At Church! at bethany on Sunday February 14th we passed out $1000 in envelopes ranging from $15 to $40. I read the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and challenged everyone to take the money and combine it with their skills and passion and increase the amount. We are having a special IMPACT offering on [...]
I am taking a Homiletics class this week sponsored by the Northwest Church Planters group. The class is being taught by Dr. Don Sunukjian. He is the Homiletics professor and Chair of the Christian Ministry and Leadership Department at Talbot Theological Seminary. Topics covered in this teaching course: Determining the Biblical flow of thought Discovering [...]
“Don’t be flip with the sacred. Banter and silliness give no honor to God. Don’t reduce holy mysteries to slogans. In trying to be relevant, you are only being cute and inviting sacrilege.” Matthew 7:6 The Message
We decided to go ahead and have church despite the forecast. Thankfully the snow and ice held off until last night. Attendance was down but spirits were high. After church I took my son Kyle and a father-son from the church to the Blazers game. It was an amazing game as the Blazers came back [...]
Growing up in Illinois I have always been a Bulls fan. During the NBA Finals when I was in college I was cheering on the Bulls while my (now) wife was cheering on the Blazers. Since moving to Oregon in 1999 I have been attending Blazer games. For those that don’t know the Blazers organization [...]
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