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Balance in My Finances
Recently, I was asked to contribute an article to The Jenkins Institute’s new e-magazine, Hope and Expectation. It was an honor to be asked to write this article. It was published recently, so I’m linking to it for your information. Here is the article, “Balance in My Finances.” If you wish to read the entire November journal, click here for a pdf. Other writers in this issue are Dr. Ralph Gilmore, Howard Norton, Jeff Jenkins, Denny Petrillo, Phil Uhrhan, Michael Whitworth, Chuck Monan, and Jacob Hawk.
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The October 10 : Links Roundup
It’s the last Friday of the month. So, it’s time for the monthly links roundup. This has been an eventful month. Brad Montague reminded us that it’s Socktober. I found Ryan Gallagher on Twitter. Every college in America was rumored to be changing conferences (is that “Freed-Hardeman to the SEC” rumor true?). …and college basketball got back to practice (thank goodness…a sport that actually has a playoff. What a concept!). We had lots of great things in our family and at Lebanon, but we also dealt with some difficulties. It’s been quite a month. Oh, and my kids fell in love with a traditional Halloween song. More about that after…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #42: Trunk or Treat
Lebanon Road’s 2011 theme is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video to this theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are highlighting a different area in which we are striving for greater things. —————————– A great idea for kids, Trunk and Treat is done by several congregations. As a dad to two small children, I’m thankful that Lebanon Road has this event. Sadly, Halloween has become unsafe in many places, but we make sure our Trunk and Treat is upbeat, fun, and very safe for our kids here. The Trunk and Treat always follows a Sunday evening service near Halloween. We give the kids time to change into their costumes,…
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Self-Linking
Recently, I have been writing every couple of weeks for ChristianPF.com, a personal finance site. In the month of October, I have had three articles published on the site, and thought you might like to see them. Enjoy! 1. 4 Reasons Why We Switched Banks. Should You? 2. Faithful: A Devotional 3. Does Buying a House Make You Happy?
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October 23 sermon preview: “Does Jesus Care?”
Inspired by this morning’s iPreach, I decided to make a short “preview video,” inviting people (including you!) to our services at Lebanon Road on Sunday. Keep in mind, this is a first-time effort, but it’s a start. Enjoy.
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“Greater Things” Thursday #41: Ladies’ Retreat
Lebanon Road’s 2011 theme is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video to the theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are highlighting an area in which we are striving for greater things. —————————— For several years, our ladies have taken an annual retreat in the fall. They go to a state park or similar area and enjoy a weekend of worship, fellowship, games, skits, relaxation, fun…and very little sleep. One of the interesting things our ladies do is mix up the types of speakers they get for the weekend. A few times, they have asked guest speakers to attend. At other times (as is the case this year), our own…
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A Request and a Thank You Reward
NOTE: If you are reading this post in your rss feed, please click through and open the blog itself. We have changed our background, and I think you’ll like it! —————————— As you can see, we have changed to a new/old look for our blog. We used this background for a little while about a year ago, but changed. These theme, though, has what we like, so we switched back. In switching back to it, though, we had to “reset” our Facebook “like” counter on the right-hand side. So, we need you to like us…again. As you can see, we’ve also changed to the Facebook box that includes pictures. We…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #40 : Lakeshore Heartland Services
Lebanon Road’s 2011 theme is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video to this theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are highlighting a different area in which we are striving for greater things. ————————– Several months ago in this series of posts, we told you about our services twice each month at a local assisted living home called Sycamores Terrace. However, that is not the only place we lead in this way. Twice each month, we also lead a service at Lakeshore Hearland, which is near our building, too. One Wednesday morning each month, brother Harry Middleton leads a service there (or JD or I fill in for him, if…
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What I’m Listening To
Okay, last week I got a huge number of suggestions of podcasts to check out. I mean, it was crazy to get… …zero suggestions. So, I’m going to share with you what I listen to. Before doing that, though, let me give you a few ways I “listen” to these. 1. I usually listen on double-speed. On an iPod (or iPhone, like I have), you can listen to podcasts at regular speed, or you can choose to listen twice as fast. Most of the time, I choose this option. 2. I am not trying to memorize everything that is said. Podcasts are for information, but not memorization. I am simply…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #39 : Church Library
Lebanon Road’s theme for 2011 is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video to this theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are highlighting a different area in which we are striving for greater things. ———————– Nearly every congregation has one, though few keep them up. It is the church’s library. For some, the library is just a room that catches all the old stuff, whether it’s “library stuff” or not. It is nothing more than a glorified closet. I’m glad to say that our library at Lebanon Road is used for books, videos, and recordings that are useful and helpful for our members. Our library is not large, certainly, but…
