One of the reasons we named the church “Antioch” is found in the story of the church at Antioch going to prayer one night and then giving away Paul & Barnabas to missions the next day. It was as if they sent away their Senior Pastor and Senior Associate Pastor all at the same time. […]
If you like staying up on the latest Hollywood tidbits then here is a story you should check out. http://time-blog.com/middle_east/2007/02/jesus_tales_from_the_crypt.html If you like staying up on the latest Hollywood tidbits then here is a story you should check out. I’ll put the pressure on Rick Gerhardt to write some archeology-related blogs on his apologetics
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I’ve been sick the last couple of days… It’s funny how we take energy, food and other things for granted. My middle daughter (Esther) got sick as well, which made me begin thinking about what it would have been like during the bubonic plague of the 1300’s. If we feel helpless now, what must it
So I saw this yesterday and thought… that’s a lot like what it can be like after a while in church :)
I just spent the last couple hours with Fred Sekyewa from Uganda and Paul Rawlins from Sisters Community Church. We began with an interview at the Bend Bulletin along with a photo shoot for Pastor Fred – who was wearing a bunch of winter gear on loan (this is the first snow he’s ever seen!!).
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There are quite a few college students coming to Bend this summer to help with Antioch. So I began to think… wouldn’t it be fun if there were even more!! :) If you or someone you know may want to come and play with us this summer… either let me know or have them get
Tamara started a small group tonight for married women on the topic of prayer. She’s super excited and it’s fun to watch her passion. One of the questions she asked the ladies tonight was this: Try to imagine something about prayer that doesn’t have anything to do with what you’ve heard, seen or experienced. It
I just had a great meeting with a local commercial real estate agent about the Coffee & Art House idea. I’m pumped!! It’s amazing to see how God pieces things together and moves stuff forward. I doubt way too often, but God never seems to grow tired of reminding me to wait on Him. As
“How can there be instruction without exercise or progress without practice?” —Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (340–397)
John Piper, more than any other person (besides C.S. Lewis), has shaped my life and thinking. I remember driving around Whittier, California during seminary listening to his tapes on headphones (that is until a sheriff in my church threatened me because headphones in cars are illegal, but that’s another story :) One of the sermon
