Workcamp Planning

I leave for vacation tomorrow evening.  First it’s my sister’s wedding, then it’s off to the beach for a week.  We return just in time for VBS.  Since we leave for Workcamp immediately following VBS, that means I’ve got to finalize plans by tomorrow afternoon.
We’re just about there, finally.  I still have one housing arrangement [...]

Sunday School 2008-2009

I’m starting to get really excited about our Crossroads Sunday School next year.  I’ve been digging through various websites looking for ideas.  So far, some of the ones I’ve found:

5 Words from Romans 8: We’ll work through Romans 8 together, exploring the 5 key concepts in this great chapter.
Encountering God: Our annual Spiritual Disciplines series.  [...]

Senior Graduations

Jaime and I went to Akanimo’s graduation service today.  He invited us this past week so we wanted to be there for him since he thought to call our attention to it.  Some quick thoughts on it:

The commencement speaker was great.  Shared his testimony and gave the graduates some great advice about God’s love for [...]

Ministering at Workcamp

Jaime has always thought it would be a good idea to get shirts made that say something like the above made and wear them on one of our trips.  Now, we can do one better. 
I’m going to print up ID Cards for all our kids and bring some of the bright yellow lanyards [...]

Carwash Results

When we made the switch to our new system for the carwash this year, there was lots of talk about how much money we’ll raise.  In the past, we’ve called the congregation for donations, then supplemented those donations with “free-will” offerings at the “free” carwash.  We also sold drinks/hot dogs.  It all seemed somehow … [...]

Carwash Post-Op

Our carwash was this weekend.  Some of my thoughts on the new process:

We’re tracking a little lower in donations than past years, but I can’t say it’s because of the switch in how we asked for money.  Gas prices, slower economy and other factors could all be big reasons for this.  The difference is pretty [...]

I Ate A Huge Frog Today

I really like the final product we get from the company that does our T-Shirts.  The problem is, they’re really hard to work with over the phone or email, so unless you’re willing to drive out there, it can be a chore getting things ordered.  Today was the day to eat that frog.  The first [...]

Outback Steakhouse Deal

If you like Outback, here’s a deal for you.  Get a $10 Outback gift certificate for free.  Then buy a $25 (or more!) Outback gift card from the gift card table at church and you’ve got a fun night out that supports our youth!

Worth a 1,000 Words

I’ve been enjoying getting (inter)national news from The Big Picture.  There’s something about seeing the news through photos that just makes it more interesting. 
It would be fun to have a professional photographer at all major church events to tell our story in photos.   I’m thankful to Joe Z and Paul G for being my [...]

Intimate, Personal Relationships

We’re working through Philippians at staff meetings currently.  We’ve been through the first two chapters now and one thing that really stands out to me is Paul’s relationship with the people of Philippi.  You can just feel the love in this book.  It’s a wonderful glimpse of what God’s love for us is like.
Philippians is [...]