JanuaryJan 2 Wednesday 08
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 9
Let's talk about our strategy to provide environments for those under 18 and for our adults. We must continue to make progress in providing a place where...
...preschool, children, and student ministries receive unparalleled resources to introduce kids to Jesus, …
JanuaryJan 1 Tuesday 08
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 8
I'm writing a little later today because we just got back to Goldsboro. It's great to be home!
Now, back to stategic environments... To create environments where...
...people are challenged to grow more like Christ through continuing service and discipleship.
DecemberDec 31 Monday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 7
OK, we're halfway through the twelve blogs...
Let's talk a little strategy (or "strategery" for you SNL fans)...
Our strategy for achieving our vision of leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ has always centered on the importance of …
DecemberDec 30 Sunday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 6
OK, a little more about GCC's vision.... If we're gonna be able to see that vision--leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ--become a reality, we'll have to continue to strive in our efforts to create a place where...
...everyone is …
DecemberDec 29 Saturday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 5
Yesterday, I talked about the importance of vision. But what exactly is vision? On it's most basic level, it's eyesight. You see with your eyes. Some of you see more clearly than others. Some of you have taken steps to be able to see more clearly. You wear glasses, …
DecemberDec 28 Friday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 4
Now, what's the point of discussing the three types of people? Simply put, in the context of Gateway Community Church, we already have to deal with the three mindsets...
In our brief history (we are only 16 months old), there is a tendency among some to believe that …
DecemberDec 27 Thursday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 3
OK, I finally made it to the computer before the late afternoon....
The final type of person is the visionary. Rather than looking to the past or present to set the tone for their lives, visionaries look to the future. They don't long for the good old days or get …
DecemberDec 26 Wednesday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 2
Hey everybody! Sorry it's taken me a little while to get this one posted today. We just arrived at Amy's parents' home in South Carolina....
OK, the second type of person.... Let's call them the settlers. By settlers, we don't mean pioneers. What we mean is a person …
DecemberDec 25 Tuesday 07
Twelve Blogs of Christmas - Part 1
Christmas Day is here! I hope you've all had a great day, playing with your toys, unwrapping your gifts, eating yourself silly, preparing your "Day after Christmas" shopping strategy, figuring out a way to beat the crowd in the return line at Target, etc. However, you …
DecemberDec 24 Monday 07
Christmas Eve
Well, I suppose it's one of those "ready or not, here I come" moments. If you're not ready for Christmas, it's almost too late...
On Christmas Day, we'll kick off the Twelve Blogs of Christmas. As many of you know, we're excited about January 6th. That morning, …
DecemberDec 14 Friday 07
"Seven days without blogging makes one weak."
Sorry 'bout the title folks.... I had to do it! I suppose all the cheesy church signs I see every day finally got to me. So, after a hectic week (or weak!), I'm finally back in the saddle at VIRB.
You can look forward to some really exciting stuff over the next few …
DecemberDec 7 Friday 07
The times, they're a'changin'!
Now how many of you used to get in trouble for even talking about (even more, doing) this in school?
Just think, kangaroo gas (and one day even your gas) can help reverse global warming! Where you used to hear, "Ewww..., somebody stinks," in a few years it could …
DecemberDec 2 Sunday 07
Cats, Peanut Butter Jars, and God
This is one of the coolest things I've read in some time. I'm sure there's someone somewhere who's invented some kind of peanut butter diet. But this one beats all.
When I wonder how the cat could see well enough to keep running away from those who wanted to help it, …
NovemberNov 28 Wednesday 07
Two Cool Things for Christmas
I've said before that Christmas is my favorite time of year, and Gateway is gonna really blow out the doors this December. With that in mind, I'm asking for your help in two areas...
1. Many of you noticed that that Christmas tree in our auditorium has lights but no …
NovemberNov 26 Monday 07
Cost of Christmas
Few would argue against the notion that holiday costs continue to climb higher every year. But here's something to prove it beyond doubt. If you were to buy all the items from the traditional Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," here's what you'd spend …
NovemberNov 25 Sunday 07
The Gift of the Magi (and have fun!)
Some of you asked me about The Gift of the Magi this morning. Someone even mentioned that they were going to make reading it a part of their yearly Christmas Eve tradition. That's pretty cool!
If you want to check out the short story yourself, you can access it …
NovemberNov 19 Monday 07
Mr. Whipple, Thanksgiving, & Christmas
Mr. Whipple is dead. That's right, the grocer from the '70s era Charmin toilet paper ads passed away today in suburban Los Angeles. He ranks right up there with Donnie and Marie, Captain Kangaroo, and the kid from the Oscar Mayer weiner commercial as one of my childhood …
NovemberNov 14 Wednesday 07
Profound...
We complain about so much the messages that movies send, that I thought it might be good to celebrate this scene from Evan Almighty... Every Christ Follower should take this to heart.
- Peace!
NovemberNov 12 Monday 07
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Ia ecidedda ota itewra istha ogbla ina igpa atinla. Ouldsha ewa oda istha ona Undaysa orningsma? Omesa urchescha oda istha unintentionallya everya imeta eytha eetma. Eytha aveha a ecretsa anguagela attha onlya eytha anca understanda. Eytha usea ordswa ikela …