Who would you say was the most intelligent person who ever lived? Google it and Einstein and Stephen Hawking’s pictures are prevalent. There’s also Marilyn vos Savant from Parade magazine. I remember reading her column each week really impressed with how she always figured out reader’s questions. There were also a few other people IContinue reading “Who was the most intelligent person who ever lived?”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Clock, Retreat folder, Envelope – Monday Messy Office Report – 11/24/2014
My office is tidy Friday, mysteriously messy on Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. A Clock hanging on my wall, with the correct time, ticking. I didn’t notice it right away. A clock on the wall is very normal thing, and I suppose it just seemed to be a normal part of the decor. Continue reading “Clock, Retreat folder, Envelope – Monday Messy Office Report – 11/24/2014”
That time I accidentally said “fart” in my State of Faith Church sermon…and some other things as well
As I mentioned last week, this past Sunday I gave my State of the Church address. As you’ll read below I talked about discipleship and simplicity, but also farts. Yeah, you read that title right. Farts. But I didn’t talk about it on purpose. Fast forward to minute 19:00, and listen in from there. RightContinue reading “That time I accidentally said “fart” in my State of Faith Church sermon…and some other things as well”
Kenya, Men’s Retreat, Congregational Meeting – Monday Messy Office Report – 11/17/14
My office is tidy Friday, mysteriously messy Monday. Here’s why: 1. Kenya trip stuff – I am super excited about this. A group from Faith Church is planning on to take a 10-day trip in July/August 2015 to visit our Faith Church family members, Lamar, Janice & Donovan Stoltzfus, serving at Rift Valley Academy inContinue reading “Kenya, Men’s Retreat, Congregational Meeting – Monday Messy Office Report – 11/17/14”
The State of Faith Church
This coming Sunday I give my next State of the Church sermon. I am excited about 2014, and equally so about 2015! 2014 has been a wonderful year. We have seen attendance increase and giving keep pace with the budget, but numbers don’t always tell us about health. A church might actually get healthier byContinue reading “The State of Faith Church”
Crumbs, Lists, Notes, and more – Monday Messy Office Report 11/10/14
My Friday tidy office is mysteriously messy on Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. Crumbs and other telltale signs that people were here. Brownie crumbs on the counter, leftover from the brownies served during coffee break yesterday. A scribble page (which we keep in our sanctuary pews for kids) with lots of scribble onContinue reading “Crumbs, Lists, Notes, and more – Monday Messy Office Report 11/10/14”
How to submit to leaders and not hate it – 1st Corinthians 16:5-24, Part Two
In this final section of 1st Corinthians, Paul mentions a bunch of leaders that were familiar to the church in the city of Corinth. At one point, he urges the church to submit to it’s leaders. Submit is such an ugly word. It has definitely been abused by many leaders. As a leader in aContinue reading “How to submit to leaders and not hate it – 1st Corinthians 16:5-24, Part Two”
Leaders worth following, and followers worth leading
Are you a leader worth following? Are you a follower worth leading? Churches are made up of leaders and followers. We are at the end…it has taken us 38 sermons to work our way through 1st Corinthians. Along the way, we have hit a lot of tough topics, and it has been good. This was aContinue reading “Leaders worth following, and followers worth leading”
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