TONIGHT (6-10PM) WE WILL HAVE A FAMILY NIGHT @ WILSON PARK.  There will be food, games, music and just plain fun.  Even if you haven't participated to this point, come on out and enjoy a great evening with church and local families. Why "in the community" this year? This year, VBS was different.  Instead of … Continue reading VBS (in the community) Family Night TONIGHT…

Here are just a few (mostly random) thoughts on this Father's Day weekend...in no particular order: Even secular society knows that fathers should be masculine and men should be men (at least this week - just look at newspaper ads) I'm tired of reading, seeing, hearing about pastors and worship leaders that are effeminate I … Continue reading Father’s Day Weekend Observations…

Every summer we give our choir and orchestra some time off and scale back a bit in our approach to Sunday morning worship.  This year, it's been more like a complete reset.  We cleared off the platform and started from scratch with only the instruments we were going to use this summer (plus, I'm a … Continue reading Worship Style…

Here is an interesting read.  While some of the numbers I cannot relate to, most of them I can.

Please pray for the families of those who died and are injured as a result of yesterday's tornado.  This is the deadliest tornado in the U.S. in over 60 years.  We know and trust that God commands the waves and the wind, and while we are left with great questions, we can trust an even … Continue reading Pray for the People of Joplin…

MORALISM VS. CHRIST-CENTERED EXPOSITION by Tim Keller We have said that you must preach the gospel every week–to edify and grow Christians and to convert non-Christians. But if that is the case, you cannot simply ‘instruct in Biblical principles.’ You have to ‘get to Jesus’ every week. For example, look at the story of David … Continue reading MORALISM VS. CHRIST-CENTERED EXPOSITION by Tim Keller

Al Mohler writes a good article on the discovery of pornography on computers owned by Osama Bin Laden... http://www.albertmohler.com/2011/05/16/the-terrorist-and-his-porn-stash/

Below is a quick read of the philosophy of worship at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN (John Piper's church).  I pray we will be pursuant of a similar philosophy. What Is the Philosophy of Worship that Unites Us? April 01, 1994 | by John Piper | Topic: Corporate Worship God-centeredness: A high priority of the vertical focus of our Sunday morning … Continue reading Philosophy of Worship