Charles Wesley: And Can It Be

And can it be that I should gain

An interest in the Savior's blood?

Died He for me, who caused His pain--

For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my …

Cheap Worship

Kathy feels we need to unplug... to turn it down. I don't disagree. (In fact, I do agree.)

We need more quiet reflection, and deeper study of God's word. We need shared meals, more prayer, more confession (to one another). We need more proclamation of God's amazing …

Elena Helping Daddy

God Spoke To Me Last Night

You who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he …

The Church

Church - Greek ekklesia (ek-klay-see'-ah) - "A gathering of people"

• Is built by Jesus. The Gates Of Hell will not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18)


• Multiplies when it walks in fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit (Acts 9:31)


• Is cared for by pastors …

Another Reason to Buy A Mac: iWork '08

Apple has an Office killer.

I can open your Word documents, make them prettier, and save them as Word documents, or export them to PDF...

I can open your Excel files, with all of your formulas, and save them as Excel files...

I can open your PowerPoint …

Remedy is Coming - Preview Now!

http://www.mattandnancy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/cd08.jpg' alt='David Crowder*Band Remedy' class=alignleft" />Check out the David Crowder Band's latest e-card featuring clips from the songs on their new album. Enjoy.

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Tips for Cleaning and Sealing a Deck

1. Do it in the Spring


2. Buy the expensive tools for the job, not the cheap ones. They'll break and/or not function properly, causing you to renounce your faith.


3. Hand brushing is faster than using a cheap-o pump sprayer, but get a push broom to do it with rather than a 43 …

Church Drama Set to Lifehouse's 'Everything'

I'm not quite sure what to title this post. All I know is that people are calling this a skit but it's not. It's an extremely well done piece of performance art. Not sure if they had the rights to use Lifehouse's song all coordinated or anything like that, but I'm …

Coming Soon: Foo Fighters, Echoes Silence Patience & Grace

http://www.mattandnancy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/51dbpehbqul_aa240_.jpg' alt='Foo Fighters Echoes Silence Patience & Grace' class=alignleft" width="190" height="190" />September 25th is going to be a very good day for music. Not only is the new David Crowder Band: Remedy going to be released, but Foo Fighters are dropping their latest: Echoes Silence Patience & Grace. I heard the single on the radio this morning, great stuff. Pick …

New David Crowder*Band: Remedy - coming Sept 25!!

http://www.mattandnancy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/cd08.jpg' alt='David Crowder*Band Remedy' class=alignleft" />The David Crowder Band is releasing their latest artistic wonder on September 25. Check out Remedy Is Coming for info on how to pre-order, watch clips of the making of, and listen to one of the songs on their myspace page. (ugh. I hate linking to MySpace) Virb page …

Why we target young

Noel Heikkinen has an excellent observation on why Riverview Church targets the young. Stonebrook doesn't have an age range that we target, but this is where my heart is. This article sums up half the reason my heart is there as well.

I talked about the rest of the …

Catholic Town Opens in Fla.

This is extremely odd.

ABC News: City of God: Catholic Town Opens in Fla.

Monaghan has said his goal is to help as many people as possible get to Heaven. And he hopes these homeowners will have a head start.

How are you going to help people get to heaven if you …

Couscous and dirt

So tonight I decided to make couscous (a first for me) as a side dish with our grilled Iowa chops for supper. (Mmmm-mmmmm!) (Matt did a splendiferous job of grilling, thank you my dear.) I've been on somewhat of a mission to have Elena try as many new foods as …

ABC News: 'Heretic' Minister: Nobody Goes to Hell

ABC News recently posted an article about Carlton Pearson renouncing historical Christianity, stating that no one goes to hell.

The article seems to applaud him for sticking to his conscience, and makes believers out to be lunatics; removing him from the pulpit "he …

Blog review: Reforming the Feminine

Some of you have picked up on Matt's appreciation lately for Mark Driscoll's teaching from Mars Hill Church in Seattle. I often end up adopting Matt's preferences, so I, too, have been enjoying some of Driscoll's books (Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons …

Making Elena Smile

I'm not extremely affectionate with Nancy in public, but I am more so around the house. One sure fire way to make Elena smile is to give Nancy a hug and a kiss. This always causes her to get a big grin, and giggle slightly, and sometimes even clap.

She's only 11 …

Deep Thoughts From Vacation #1: Cabela's

The first major stop on our way up north is always Cabela's in Owatonna, MN. Probably the greatest outdoor outfitter shopping experience in existence. It's the Apple store of sporting goods. The main problem? I could spend $25k there and still not feel …

Purity of heart...

Was watching a fascinating interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates where they held a QA session. Mr. Gates made an interesting comment in while answering a question.

"I was smart enough to wait to get married because [software was my passion, my …

Buy My iMac!

I'm consolidating my tech and selling some older stuff off, therefore e-baying my iMac G5. It's a great machine, but the siren call of the Macbook Pro was too great for me to resist.

I'm selling this puppy with a lot of extras. It'd be a great school machine, and …