If YOU Build, Will They Come?

In my search for a pastorate, I received numerous questionnaires about my personality and my doctrinal stand. There is one that stands out to me because of the first question on this questionnaire. The first question this church wanted to know about was not "What is your belief in Jesus?" or "What do you hold to concerning the Scriptures" or "What do you believe about salvation?" The first question was not even, "Please give us your testimony." The...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.30.07

If you first do not succeed, hide the evidence. Mickey, a lady at church during our discipleship cl...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.29.07

Don't drop that on my head...I'm serious!Jessica, my daugh...

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Loving the Small Things

I was given some encouragement the other day regarding Pikes Peak Bible Institute from an unlikely source. I was actually on a phone interview for a ministry position to which I had applied. I wanted to accurately reflect the status of PPBI and let the interviewers know that PPBI was still small as we struggled to make it a more stable ministry. One of the interviewers quoted Zechariah:For who has despised the day of small things? Zech. 4:10bIn this...

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Now...Which Way Was I Going?

Rhonda and I were in Portland, Oregon, this last weekend and week "beginning" for a job interview out there (I am not sure how that went and will post on it one way or the other soon). It was somewhat interesting that driving around in Portland felt like much of what is going on in my life right now. I knew I was in Portland but the streets were unfamiliar and their traffic flow was erratic. The street layouts seem to make no sense to me and if I...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.26.07

SHE'S GONNA BLOW!Jo Lupo, played by actress Erica Cerra, on SciFi's Eur...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.25.07

Dave...it looks like you have a bit of...looks like ash on your camera.Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel's Dirty J...

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It's Like Cheese, Only Different

Part 2 of Christian Maturity. For part 1 click here.I love cheese. To make cheese takes time. It has to mature. Below is a time lapsed video in which you can watch cheese mature.If you would like to watch cheese mature in real time click here. To get a good cheese one must be patient and realize the final product is worth the wait. Additionally, there are periodic tests to see if the cheese is "done" and ready to consume. This is similar to the Christian life. It takes time to mature and, while one will never be "done" maturing on earth, there...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.19.07

Leaving...on a jetplane...don't know when I'll be back...My pastor, Ron, in our nominating committee meet...

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Leaving the Diapers Behind...So To Speak

Babies are pretty cute little critters. The are not hard to read. If they are happy, you can easily tell from the smiles and the giggling. When they are not happy, they make sure everyone knows this. These immature humans have an innocence that is refreshing to experience and watching them mature is one of the joys of life. This is same for the church. As the lost come to know Christ, there is a great joy watching them mature. However, for many believers,...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.18.07

You're just seeing things.Rhonda at 5:30 AM, when I asked her "What was that?" referring to the noise that woke me ...

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What The Students Are Saying

In a previous post, I mentioned the annual report for Pikes Peak Bible Institute. I included the following student testimonials in the report. This is what they say about PPBI. By taking the courses that have been offered through PPBI, I am able to achieve the goal of having a BA degree… The thought of me progressing in the ministry was a near impossibility with my current career and family responsibilities. However, the study time and sacrifices that need to be made for me to go to PPBI are now done without relocating my family to another state....

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Hey...That's How You Do That!

Have you ever been reading someone's blog and see that they had entered a copyright symbol or had the correct accent marks on a word such as Attaché or used a ¼ or even utilized a • to set off a list? Did you ever wonder "How in the world do they do that?"Well, this is how. Below is a list of characters which can be inserted in just about any text when using a PC (if you are one of those are just too cool to not have a PC and must prove to the world how individualistic you are that you must use only a Mac, you can click here to get this list for...

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PPBI - Year in Review

I was asked to today for the yearly report for Pikes Peak Bible Institute, the educational ministry I lead for the Pikes Peak Baptist Association. The association's yearly meeting is on October 1 and I need to let PPBA know how things went. This is always a good exercise to engage in for any ministry: to take stock in the middle of the year and make any adjustments to end the year where you need to be. Here are some highlights of the 2007 year for PPBI.§ Spring 2007• We offered two in-seat classes for the Spring 2007 semester» "The Life of Christ"...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.10.07

Oh, look...I found it. My daugher, Jessica, after her mother showed her the location of the item for wich Jessica was looki...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.9.07

Larry: "Hallelujah, my brother"Sheriff Carter: "Sh'up Larry"\From the preview of next week's Eure...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 9.8.07

Loco por JesusTitle of a Spanish version of D. C. Talks "Jesus Freaks" at my local Mardel's sto...

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Happy Birthday to Me...and Larry

Today was my birthday. I share my birthday with my father-in-law. We were 101 years old today (Him 63 and me 38). We had a good day. I enjoy sharing my birthday with my father-in-law. I am not sure if I have any thought provoking insights from today except that I am at my middle age if I live to 76 years old. I could not find what the average age of men are when they die but I am guessing it is mid-70’s. Anyway, I have probably lived half my life (obviously this is only if the Lord does not have anything different planned). I guess I am just thinking...

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