Lent is the forty-day-long season of fasting and prayer before Easter. Lent begins today, on Ash Wednesday, and concludes on Holy Saturday. The Ashes are an ancient symbol of repentance, cleansing, and new life. People would put on Ashes as a sign of repentance in scripture. Ash was formerly used to make soap for cleansing.… [Read more…]
February 23, 2009
I started last week at Cornerstone is a non-profit organization that works through churches to place orphaned children in safe homes. Cornerstone Family Services. I would link to the web site, but it is being updated, and the old one was not that exciting. Here are some statistics to consider: 800,000, that’s the number of… [Read more…]
February 21, 2009
Open Letter to the New York Post Dear Editor: I’m trying to understand what possible motivation you may have had for publishing that vile cartoon depicting the shooting of the chimpanzee that went crazy. I guess you thought it would be funny to suggest that whomever was responsible for writing the Economic Recovery legislation must… [Read more…]
February 20, 2009
NEW YORK (CNN) — A day after publishing a cartoon that drew fire from critics who said it evoked historically racist images, the New York Post apologized in a statement on its Web site — even as it defended its action and blasted some detractors. A New York Post cartoon has sparked a debate over… [Read more…]
February 18, 2009
I waited on this…not for any particular reason. Renovation Church has become a part of the Acts 29 network. We were assessed two weeks ago at the Raleigh boot camp, and actually received our report last Thursday. There were some conditions that I have to complete, but I am excited about that because I love… [Read more…]
February 13, 2009
As much as I would like to say I knew He would…I was STRESSED, because I am human. In case you are just jumping into this story, (see First thought Not Again Part 1 & 2) here is a refresher. Resigned from my pastorate in Tennessee, moved to Atlanta to start a new church. No… [Read more…]
February 11, 2009
Jesus was a spirit filled, spirit led missionary Pentecost is the work of the cross applied Jesus is fully God and fully man, but He laid aside the continual use of His deity (Phil. 3) Jesus life is the spirit filled and spirit led life that we should attain to Christ means anointed of the… [Read more…]
February 9, 2009
How many have died that would have been great? How many more will die that could be great? p.s. This is not an opportunity for the hard left the stand back and sneer or for the hard right to stand up and cheer for where they think our thought I stood because of the vote… [Read more…]
February 4, 2009
Today was incredible…really felt at home with these guys. In case you are wondering , Acts 29 is a church planting network that we are considering and being considered as a partner church with them. Acts 29 is not a denomination, in fact there are over 20 denominations who are affiliated. It is simply a… [Read more…]
February 2, 2009
My spiritual formation has been a mixed bag…although up until the age of 15 there was very little formation. My parents both grew up with a very narrow perspective of who God was and how they should respond to Him. They were moral deist. They believed in God as a higher power, but knew little… [Read more…]
February 25, 2009
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