I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Psalm 122:1 I went to church today. Being as I’m a minister, one would think, “Well isn’t that where you’re supposed to be every Sunday?” The answer is of course, “yes” (and because I’m a minister, but because [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Meeting with the Church
Posted in Church, Faith on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A Baby’s Hug
Posted in Faith on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A probably fictional story that, nevertheless, holds an important message: We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Erik in a high chair and noticed everyone was quietly sitting and talking. Suddenly, Erik squealed with glee and said, ‘Hi.’ He pounded his fat baby hands on the high chair tray. His [...]
Hot Yuck
Posted in Family on February 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I like my coffee piping hot. John was waving his hands through the steam saying first, “Hot” then “Yuck.”
A Bittersweet Day
Posted in Family on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A bittersweet day in the Franklin family: Amie can now ay her ABC’s perfectly. One is glad at her improvement and learning, but saddened that the cuteness of her incomplete and sometimes incoherent alphabet is gone. They do grow up don’t they.
Nngrgng (a guttural groaning sound)
Posted in Life on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Current circumstances have given me one whopper of a headache.
Wear Black for Jonny
Posted in Life on February 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Friday the 26 is the birthday of music legend Johnny Cash. He would have been 78 had he lived to see this Friday. In order to help celebrate his birthday, American Recordings and Lost Highway records are asking fans to wear black that day.
What is a Christian?
Posted in Faith on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pretty bad when the atheist has a better handle on who a Christian is than a “liberal Christian.” « The Lighthearted Calvinist. I find it sad that many who profess to be Christian do not have a clear understanding of the Christian faith. It is disturbing when non-Christians are much better able to articulate sound [...]
The Blessing of Travel
Posted in Life on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
God has really blessed us. A week and a half ago we were able to meet up with my family in Reno for my father’s birthday. We all had a great time hanging out, playing in the hotel’s pool, visiting the Children’s Museum in Carson City and dining together. This week we are down in [...]
Build-A-Smartphone
Posted in Technology on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Many years ago, on a date, I took my wife to Build-A-Bear workshop. It’s kinda neat, being able to select the bear (or other stuffed animal) of choice, stuff it to a thickness you desire, dress it etc. It became a tradition or right of passage of sorts. Maggie and Abbie both have animals from [...]
On Leadership
Posted in Church, Life on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We’ve been officially invited to visit a church in Nebraska in view of a call to the position of Associate Pastor. After spending the past four years in the lead position, some have wondered why I’m stepping back down to a “lower” rung on the ladder. The simply answer is that it is what God [...]
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Raw Notes- Christmas ShenanigansThe nine-year-old is running through the house in sleeper PJs wearing a bandana across her face in classic western bandit style throwing down duplo blocks as caltrops being chased by the seven-year-old who is wearing a tutu and carrying a NERF dart gun.
- Omnipotence“By the mere exercise of His will, God produces whatever He wills. That’s omnipotence.” (David C. Needham, “Close to His Majesty”, p. 19)
- Benchwarmers to First StringersMy current project. This is merely a title for a massive work here at FBCH. Benchwarmers to First Stringers An organized approach to transforming spectators into ministers. Keeping in mind that I am still in the brainstorm phase of this project and the title may not make the cut.
- Notes from the Daily ReadingPsalm 93:4 God is mightier than the seeming chaos of our lives. When things are falling apart, trust Him and remember that He is still in control. 2 Kings 2:23-24 The punishment here is not simply because a group of boys teased Eljisha for being bald. Rather they were mocking a prophet of God which [...]
- Church UnityI appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The church needs to agree both to purpose and process.
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