ECUMENICAL – A Community of Diverse People Church is a community of people…a community of diverse people…and this diversity is celebrated….because GOD so obviously celebrates this diversity! Look at us…we’re all different and special. (ecumenical) This is so hard
ENGAGING AND AUTHENTIC I believe that an engaging and authentic church is a community of followers and believers that looks from the outside like the people on the inside (not always like some other church or program somewhere else). This is authentic. Imagine a community of people in dialog with ea
TIDBIT: The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes: It’s interesting that this is not the actual title of this book. The actual title is the Hebrew word, “Qoheleth” (prounounced: ko·heh·leth), and is usually translated, “one who addresses and assembly” or simply, “a preache
There was a large group of people. On one side of the group stood a man, Jesus. On the other side of the group stood Satan. Separating them, running through the group, was a fence. The scene set, both Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the group and, one by one – each having made u
Three men are golfing. There is Jesus, Moses and an old man.They’ve been pretty evenly matched until they arrive at the 11 hole to find a huge water trap. Moses tees up, and smacks that ball right out into the middle of the trap. Without a second thought he parts the water, hits the ball and g
Most everyone I know wants ultimately two things in life–a peaceful life & a fulfilling life. What about you? Most everyone I know also feels that in some way, that life is not cooperating with their desire. Life keeps setting up barriers. Things keep getting in the way of achieving a peac