Tag Archives: good news

Shark Teeth are right there

Posted on May 25, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

    Yesterday I found a shark tooth at Myrtle Beach.  That’s not big news to the Decker family who is vacationing a couple hours north of us.  They posted on Facebook that they have found hundreds in the last few … Continue reading →

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High blood pressure? I don’t want to hear that.

Posted on March 19, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

This morning our church had it’s 14th annual free Women’s Workshop.  Joy, one of many nurses in our church, was taking blood pressure readings.  I was there to help with an audio and video presentation and I went ahead and … Continue reading →

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The Good News on full belly

Posted on April 12, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Pastor Ben will preach the Good News of Jesus in Haiti today.  He will have a little more credibility than he did last Sunday, even though last Sunday was Easter!  17 of us walked around Pastor Ben’s community handing out … Continue reading →

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Leaving out some important information

Posted on August 28, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

I received a letter for a car show (there sure are a lot of car shows around Mineral County) and the person asked that I put it in the bulletin.  It is typed out ready to go word for word … Continue reading →

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So familiar it’s no longer shocking

Posted on July 25, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

I have a confession to make.  Years ago I watched either the first or second season (or maybe both) of the CBS show Big Brother, but to my credit I haven’t watched it since then.  It was basically watching a … Continue reading →

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I won’t have anyone saying, “If I had only known…”

Posted on May 31, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

Yesterday I called Foreman and Abbott, a local heating and cooling company, to look at the air conditioner at the parsonage.  The guy who came asked if his company installed our relatively new (2 or 3 years) AC unit.  I … Continue reading →

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Riding bikes in the church parking lot – is it OK?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

If the Gospel offends people, I think God is OK with that. What I don’t think God is OK with, is if we offend people with our own pettiness. Continue reading →

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Made for a purpose

Posted on February 6, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

Carrie Roush does it… Lew & Vicky Nazarewycz do it… Beth Foreman does it… Mary Thabet does it… Ralph Ross does it… Coach Dave Barr does it… Do you do it? Continue reading →

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Tell them what they want to hear and they’ll love you – Ahad, Jehoshaphat, and Micaiah

Posted on July 26, 2012 by He stirs up the people...

As a pastor, the congregation may love me if I tell them what they want to hear, but if I truly love them, and if I’m obedient to God, I can’t just tell them what they want to hear. Continue reading →

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Looking Old and Tired – We can be discouraged, but still have hope.

Posted on December 27, 2011 by He stirs up the people...

The defending champion Dallas Mavericks have suffered two embarrassing defeats to start their new season which prompted their star Dirk Nowitzki to say, “We look old, slow and out of shape Continue reading →

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