There has been some good conversation in the public square regarding Faith West and the type of financing that is being pursued to build it. Tax exempt bond financing is a mechanism that is not used very frequently in our … Continue reading... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You just trash-talked your fellow employee yesterday about how your football team was going to annihilate his. Today, the score on ESPN and the sports page of the paper says otherwise. You contemplate skipping work. . . .but instead, while …... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever made plans to help someone else, and then it ended up that you were the one who needed help? Have you ever sought to teach your children something, and then it ended up that God was teaching you something through … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Each summer, blockbuster movies release to burgeoning midnight showings and packed out first weekends. The Avengers recently broke the record for the highest grossing opening weekend ever in movie history, pulling in $200 million from Friday to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Last week pastoral intern Josh Greiner and I met with an interior designer, Carrie, from KJG Architecture. On the schematic of Faith West, she began to show us precisely what pieces of furniture would go in the student lounge and … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This post attempts to capture with fiction the miraculous events described in Mark chapter 5 as a pair of demon-possessed men were set free by the power of Christ. Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In the past few months, we have watched the drama of this case unfold on websites, newspapers, and evening news programs. Without question, this case is disturbing at many levels. This case involves a number of hurting people. The Martin …... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently the Journal & Courier newspaper and WLFI, our local television station, reported on an event that allegedly occurred near our church’s property after school hours several weeks ago. Two juveniles are being accused of behaving in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You plan for months. You meet regularly with key leaders. You hold marathon rehearsals with your cast, choir, orchestra, and crew for weeks. And still, things happen that you don’t anticipate. Here are three highlights of this year’s... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Several years ago our community had a rather prolonged disagreement about whether the county should continue the practice of allowing a small nativity display on the courthouse lawn at Christmas time. During that period of time, a local cartoonist... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
