Simply ChurchLiving with chronic back pain is a real pain! My life has been one continual struggle of pain management since re-injuring my back in November of 2003. Maria and I have learned a lot about the causes and prevention of back pain over these last few months.
Kingdom Math: 12 + 13 = 14 Can I stimulate your thinking with a riddle, not unlike Samson’s, “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet”? The following thought came to me with some clarity recently as I was reflecting on Jesus’ Bride, the church. Here it… Read More
When Paul went to Corinth in 50 A.D., he said: “I am determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” Please notice: into a Greek culture, which worshipped “knowledge”, Paul sought only to know Jesus! By divine direction, he preached a message void of “persuasive words of wisdom” but instead clearly… Read More
Journey into the “church at Bill and Jane’s house” Come with me on a journey inside the “coming together” of the followers of Jesus that I dream about… “And on the first day of the week, when we gathered together to break bread” Acts 20:7 This is the main meeting of the week, when the… Read More
We've just come across a great resource called the Praise Baby Collection. Its a DVD series that's modeled along the same lines as the Baby Einstein series and combines popular praise and worship songs with colorful animation and real world objects. All our kids (ages 3 months to 5 years) really enjoy watching it, and… Read More
This is some of the best writing I've ever read on simple church. You've got to check out EpicReality.com. Click here to read the part of EpicReality.com on Fellowships of the heart!!!
You are invited to a life changing adventure! We just couldn't offer this in a church setting. Or in the basement of a hotel. No, in order for a man to get his heart back, he's got to take a journey. One that involves risk, and danger, and a point of no return. The Wild… Read More
Here are some questions (and my replies) from a great couple who visited our home church last night. I thought some might find it helpful. Trish, It was great meeting you guys last night. You'd probably find it helpful to browse through the magazines that I gave you. They'll probably address other questions that you… Read More
Sky Diving Communion This is awesome. Check out this article about extreme church. (Remember it is april 1st). Click here for the article from EmergingChurch.info
Here are our new friends Dave & Trix Schlaginhaufen ($10 for pronouncing it correctly the first time) in front of our local McDonald's. We had a great time with them last night visiting The Clay Pit and Uchi for dinner (yes, we had 2 dinners). Amy and Dave ate whole crabs (sorry, no pics), the… Read More