e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
I know there is a lot going on this time of year between kids sports, school ending, graduations happening, vacations coming, weddings planning, and summer cranking up. I hope you are taking time to chill and not getting too stressed over the details. A friend of mine passed from this world into [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Enjoy Life – Magnify God
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Faith, Family, LCC, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, e-note, tagged Bible, celebrate, communion, friend, full life, God, graduation, Jeff Overton, Jesus, life, live, Magnificat, Mary, worship on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Surprising Six Figure Jobs
Posted in Current Events, Family, Good News, Self-Help, tagged careers, college, forbes, future, income, job hunting, jobs, parenting, salary on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My daughter graduated college (UTA) three years ago and entered the the world of making her own living and my son just graduated from college (TCU) last week. I am pleased to say both of them have good jobs and are doing well. Lisa and my investments as parents seem to be paying off and I am [...]
Cost and Benefits of Freedom
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Faith, Good News, LCC, RELIGION, e-note, tagged America, blessings, christianity, freedom, God, guilt, holiday, Jesus, memorial day, reconciliation, sacrifice, salvation, thankful, unity, USA on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
Today is the start of Memorial Day weekend. I hope you have a safe and relaxing three day weekend. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen [...]
They Will Know You Have Been With God
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Faith, Leadership, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged christianity, God, Jesus on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is pretty easy to get caught up in looking at ourselves and being proud of the changes we have made in ourselves as Christian. We study the Word of God, we go to church, we serve others when it feels right. You notice I wrote “proud of the changes”. It is easy to get [...]
Fixed Coffee Pot
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Self-Help, tagged coffee, fix it, good life, life, lifestyle, save money, thankful on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My coffee pot was perking very slow and making lots of noise. I told my wife this morning we needed to buy a new one. She told me to run some vinegar through it.
I did, and it works like a charm….. My wife is beautiful and smart…..
Movie Reviews for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Good News, tagged fiction, fun, Harrison Ford, heroes, indiana jones, movie review, movies on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is finally here. The new Indiana Jones Movie. I am looking forward to seeing it. It seems as if most of the reviews are good.
Jeffrey Overstreet with Christianity Today writes:
Fans can stop fretting. He’s back. Dispelling all fears about age and ability, Harrison Ford puts on that legendary fedora and becomes Henry Jones Jr. [...]
God, “Whatever You Want” Attitude
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Family, Good News, LCC, Leadership, RELIGION, Self-Help, devotional, e-note, tagged Bible, change the world, children, christian, Christinity, darkness, God, humble, Jesus, light, Luke, Mary, Mother's Day, obedient, parenting, success on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
Mother’s day, as usual, was a special and fun day at LCC. We dedicated a dozen children to the Lord as we prayed for them and their families. We prayed a blessing on the child and the family and a dedication of the LCC community of faith to come along side in helping to protect and [...]
Movie Reviews for Narnia Prince Caspian
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, PG Required, RELIGION, tagged c. s.lewis, Family, movie reviews, movies on May 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The new Chronicles of Narnia movie from the Prince Caspian book is out. I might get to get lose to see this one in the next couple of weeks. Chattaway at www.christianitytoday.com gave it 2.5 out of 4 stars and www.pluggedinonline.com says, “Old-fashioned heroes. That’s what makes Prince Caspian tick. Chivalry. Loyalty. Honor. Duty. Morality. Faith.”
Here [...]
Friends Make Friends Better – Choose Them Carefully
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Leadership, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged challenges, christian, counseling, discouragement, friends, friendship, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, maturity, mentoring, persevere on May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jesus said that what is most important is to Love God and Love People. He said that if you could focus on obeying these two commands then all others will fall in under the LGLP umbrella. (Luke 10:27) I found out as a professional counselor that if I could focus on getting people reconnected with God and each [...]
Don’t Strive for Success Without God
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Faith, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged blackaby, God, Jesus, success on May 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I like Blackaby’s devotional today. My whole life in church I have heard people say that God must be with them if they are successful. You can be successful without God. There are lots of people who don’t ever acknowledge God that are successful. Success can be a great temptation to go at it alone [...]
Movie: Speed Racer
Posted in Classic, Entertainment, Family, History, tagged cartoon, fun, movie, retro, speed racer, TV on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I remember as a kid I always liked Speed Racer. I am not sure why. Maybe because I always liked to pretend I was racing a car and I could push a button and it would jump or fly over other cars….. Is this a guy thing???
The Movie version of Speed Racer is now in theaters.
Below [...]
Four Communication Patterns That Hurt Relationships
Posted in Christian Living, Family, PG Required, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, tagged communication, counseling, dating, denial, Family, Gary Chapman, hurt, Marriage, parenting, people, relationships, skills, success, therapy on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was a marriage and family therapist for several years before becoming a pastor. Over and over again the inability to communicate openly and honestly with each other was a major if not the main problem in marriages. Even though women usually communicate in a relationship the most, they are not always authentic or effective. [...]
Teens: 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make
Posted in Books, Current Events, Family, Leadership, Self-Help, Stress, tagged book, college, Covey, decisions, gift, graduate, habits, life, life choices, lifestyle, parent-teen, parenting, parenting teens, preteen, student, success, teens on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have come across a great book for teens, their parents, and high school graduates heading off to college or just starting their adult life. The book is The Six Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make and it is written by a son of Stephen R. Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Sean Covey.
This [...]
When In Doubt, Get to Know Jesus
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Good News, History, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, Sunday Rewind, devotional, tagged Bible, christian, christianity, God, gospel, Jesus, Luke, preaching, teaching, the secret, truth on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sunday was an incredible day at LCC. There was a very high energy and excitement during our worship and teaching time and the energy in the hallways and around the coffee bar was contagious. I taught an intro. to the Gospel of Luke. I will be teaching through Luke and it has been a blast [...]
Physical Jesus and Communion
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Faith, LCC, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, devotional, tagged Bible, communion, eternity, God, gospel, Jesus, joy, life change, love, peace, sacrifice, salvation, spiritual, worship on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beginning this morning I am going to be teaching my church through the Gospel of Luke. Part of my fascination with this Gospel is that Luke was not a Jew. He is probably the only Gentile to contribute to the writings of the Word of God in the Bible.
To a Roman Gentile like Paul, the physicalness [...]
Time Flies – Have Fun – Be Thankful
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Family, Good News, LCC, Leadership, RELIGION, Self-Help, devotional, e-note, tagged blessings, enjoy, Family, God, grace, grateful, Jesus, joy, kids, lessons, life, love, parenting, thankful, wisdom on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
I hope this note finds you well and you are planning some fun down time for the weekend. I just talked with my wife on the phone and she and my daughter are on their way to OK City for a weekend with the future in-laws and a wedding shower. My daughter Brooke is [...]
Jesus Empowers Our Dreams and Protects Us In the Chase
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Evangelism, Faith, Good News, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged Bible, career, Christ, christian, confident, courage, dream, dreams, empowered, fear, goals, God, Jesus, joy, life, lose, overcomer, peace, Power, risk, success, trust, win on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I met with my monthly men’s discipleship group. We had just read John Maxwell’s Be a People Person. One of the topics we talked about was that to be a successful leader we have to be willing to risk with both our dreams and in our relationships with other people. We talked about what [...]
