Why are People Leaving Churches?
I read a good article by Sam and Tom Rainer on “Why People are Leaving Church.” Do your neighbors go to church? If not, do you know why? Their reasons are probably not the ones you’d expect. New research reveals
Update on Grant
Just a quick update on Grant’s hand. He burnt it on the oven top on Wednesday night. We kept ice on it for about 7 hours and put some jel on it. The pain finally subsided and he slept good.
Dealing with Death
Yesterday evening, Teri and I went down to the wake for the mother of one of the ladies in Ronnie Smith’s church. The wake is a time when the relatives and family of the deceased gather to remember, grieve, and
Fishing
The last 5 Thursday evenings, I have gone fishing with a young man whom I am mentoring as part of a community program to mentor young people who are at risk of breaking the law. Tonight as were fishing, we
Pray for Jeff Krontz – Bulgaria
I just read the following on Fred Kindhart’s blog and wanted to encourage you to be in prayer. Here is a message and prayer request from the Krontz family in Bulgaria. Let’s pray God does great things there in this
Spiritual Condition of Europe
The following article gives insight into the spiritual condition of Europe: “The European church has suffered a prolonged and wearisome decline since the 18th century Enlightenment. Following World War II, the decline became quite steep. For years, theologians, pastors, and churchgoers have
The Second Man Blog
My good friend Mark Coffey just started a blog about helps, ideas, and growth for those who are in a support role in ministry. In my opinion, Mark has alot to teach everyone, not just second men, about leadership, servanthood, maturity,
Kevin Hall
I had a good talk yesterday morning via Skype with Missionary Kevin Hall in South Africa. He has been a friend of mine now for about 8 years. He and his wife Corli are being greatly used of God, and I
Missional Marketing
I thought this article had some good things to think about as we try to use media and literature to reach out to people in various cultures. Click here to read the article.
Congratulations
My brother Harley and his wife Heidi just had their baby on yesterday at 11.00 PM. The baby was 8 lb., 7 oz, and everyone is doing well. The baby boy’s name is Landon Robert. Harley and Heidi live in