Recently, I received some information about a couple who are doing missions in Costa Rica that got my attention for several reasons. First they are not only from the Marion, Ohio area but Luke’s family are old friend’s of my wife’s family. Also, I understand how financially and emotionally challenging being in missions can be. It [...]
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Book Review: Out Live Your Life
Posted in book review, tagged book review, christian, legacy, max lucado, out live your life on September 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You can’t judge a book by its cover but when it comes to Max Lucado, you can tell a book by its title. I respect Max Lucado’s ministry but must admit up front that I have not been a big fan of his books personally. It’s not the content, the content is tight…. It’s the [...]
Book Review: The Heavens Proclaim His Glory
Posted in book review, tagged book review, christian, creation, heavens, heavens declare His glory, stars on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile back, we watch a presentation of “indescribable” by Louie Giglio where he does a presentation exploring the heavens. He does a great job of building and building how vast, powerful, and overwhelming God is and then brings it to the life changing reality of how in spite of this, He is mindful os us [...]
Book Review: Captured by Grace
Posted in book review, tagged book, book review, captured by grace, christian, david jeremiah, gospel, grace, mercy, salvation on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About eight years ago, I was a youth pastor with a group of about 30 kids. One night, as we were talking about salvation, one of the kids talked about his view of salvation. Once he came to the Lord, he was ready for heaven. However, when we you sin (tell a white lie), you [...]
Book Review: Beyond Opinion
Posted in book review, tagged apologetics, beyond opinion, book review, christian, ravi, theology, zacharias on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a book on theology and apologetics. If you are a Christian and have never understood or have been intimidated by such things, this is a great book for you. “Beyond Opinion” is not an easy read but it is also not a hard read. Ravi Zacharias has collected writings from different contributors on topics ranging [...]
iGive: Helping The Shepherd’s Fellowship
Posted in Just Life, tagged christian, fund raising, support, the shepherd's fellowship on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As a small, active church, we are always looking at new ways to fund the adventures God leads us on. One great way you can help support The Shepherd’s Fellowship (even if you don’t have much finances yourself) is through iGive.com. All you need to do is goto iGive.com, set up an account, choose “The [...]
USA Today articule: “More Spiritual than Religious”
Posted in Just Life, tagged christian, church, faith, spirituality on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Original Articule Here Survey: 72% of Millennials ‘more spiritual than religious’ By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research firm shows. If the trends continue, “the Millennial generation will see churches closing as quickly as GM dealerships,” [...]
Book Review: The Sacred Journey
Posted in book review, tagged book review, charles foster, christian, the sacred journey on March 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Sacred Journey by Charles Foster Let me start out by saying, I really wanted to like this book but alas, it was not meant to be. Before I get to the things that bothered me, let me say the concept is one that I find appealing. God often calls us into journey, the wilderness, [...]
Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
Posted in book review, tagged christian, christian book, communicator, everyone communicates few connect, john maxwell on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is the new book by John Maxwell, world known author and speaker in both the Christian and Secular world. He is wildly successful so when he has advise on how to communicate, anyone who wants to be successful should want to listen. The challenge for me is it’s just that. How to be “successful” [...]
