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Friday Links Roundup: 100 Things Edition
No, we do not have 100 links for you. (We actually want you to read the articles we link to!) The “100 Things” refers to something I read a couple of weeks ago that motivated me. Valerie Matheny, on her blog, wrote a list of 100 things she would like to do in this life. I have thought about writing lists like this before, but I always put it off. Not this time! Valerie’s list gave me the “umph” I needed to start my list. I am taking the time to really think through it, but I have almost 30 items on it so far. My goal is to finish…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #19: A Newer, New Members’ Board!
The 2011 theme at Lebanon Road is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video about our theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are informing you of an area through which we are seeking greater things. —————————————– A few weeks ago in our Greater Things Thursday, we told you about our New Members’ Board. It was exciting to see this board and to see that we had a nice-looking way to help our members put names with faces, and to distribute addresses and phone numbers so directories could remain as up-to-date as possible. Well, we ran into a problem, but it was the kind of problem we love to have. We…
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Friday Links Roundup: Mother’s Day 2011 Edition
I love Mother’s Day! In fact, I like Mother’s Day more than Father’s Day, because I like giving something to Leah (from the kids) that helps to make her day. I cook lunch, and try to make sure her day is as slow and easy as possible. It is a great blessing to have the mother I have. She is so supportive and helpful, and always focused on God. She continues to be such an amazing influence in my life, and I am grateful for her. It is also a joy to see Leah being such a great mom. Mary Carol and Turner have such a tremendous mother, and they…
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“Greater Things” Thursdays #18: Meltdown!
The 2011 theme at Lebanon Road is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video about the theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are sharing with you an area in which we are striving for greater things. ————————————– Our youth group is great! They do a lot of things together, and they have a unity that is really amazing. JD Buckner, our youth minister, does a good job planning activities that help them grow closer to God and to each other. One of those events is a weekly get together called Meltdown. Why “Meltdown”? Well, it’s because the building that our young people meet in for many of their activities is…
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I’m Getting Organized….Again
Organization is a strange part of my life. I am excessively organized when it comes to my schedule. I live by a calendar and clock, and I literally function better when I have a plan. However, when it comes to storage, filing, and similar areas, I am a horrible organizer. I have tried in the past, but always fall off the wagon. I really think one reason is that I have never tried a “complete” organization of my stuff. I’ll work on one area, but another will pile up. Then, when I work on that area, the first area goes back to unorganized. So, over the past few weeks (and,…
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Some Reactions to the Death of Osama bin Laden
Over the past 24 hours, the world’s eyes have been focused on the announcement by our President that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a raid in Pakistan. This stunning revelation caused a myriad of reactions, from throwing parties to outrage. How to react to this type of news is difficult. Here are some thoughts I’ve had in the few hours I’ve had to reflect on this from a Christian perspective. 1. The government can execute “justice.” That seems to be the “buzzword” around this event. For almost 10 years, bin Laden has been the single most wanted man in the world by our military. Following several attacks–most infamously…
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Friday Links Roundup: Power of Social Media for Good Edition
First, let me give you a quick update on dad. He’s doing some better today, but his recovery from the surgery he had last Friday is taking longer than expected. He is showing progress, but it is quite slow. He is still in the hospital, and we continue to be thankful for all your prayers. After the storms this week across the south and east of the USA, so many of us (as is often the case) wanted to “do something,” but didn’t know what that “something” was. On Thursday morning, I thought of an idea. Why not just see if we can all stop for 5 minutes to pray…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #17 – New Business Cards
Lebanon Road’s 2011 theme is “Greater Things.” For an introduction and video for this theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are sharing an area in which we are striving to do greater things. ——————————– Nearly every congregation and preacher has business cards. Often, someone has ordered a zillion of them at some point in the past and then they just sit there. Maybe a few are given out every so often, but the stacks in the boxes never seem to get any smaller. Usually just the preachers have a few they might use from time-to-time. Why? There are a lot of reasons, but two seem to be most common. One…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #16 – More Mystery!
Lebanon Road’s 2011 theme is “Greater Things.” For an introduction to that theme, click here. Each Thursday, we are highlighting a different area in which we are seeking to do greater things. —————————- Well, it happened again. A few weeks ago, we were welcomed by what I called “mystery cards” in this post. We had another anonymous (mysterious!) surprise waiting on us this past Sunday, too! I will admit that I know who did this one. No, it was not me or my family. The only reason is that the givers gave the extra supply to me for folks to have if they wanted more. What did they give this…
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“Greater Things” Thursday #15 : New Street Sign
The 2011 theme for Lebanon Road is “Greater Things.” For an introduction, including a video, to this theme, click here. Each Thursday we are showing an area in which we are placing an emphasis for greater things. ———————————- This week’s “greater things” may seem simple, but it is the accomplishment of a goal for 2011, and the finishing of a goal for 2010, due to a myriad of red tape. For almost 10 months, we have been striving to get a new street sign for our congregation. The old one was nice, but was showing its age, and the type of letters used on it are not made anymore. So,…
