https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/one-word-away-from-transformation/ Describes how to pick one word a year to focus on. Kinda like, in a way, my Christmas boxes.
July 2015 archive
Jul 10
Curating 21st Century Faith Formation
Nice list of e-resources for Faith formation. http://www.21stcenturyfaithformation.com/digital-faith-formation-resources.html
Jul 07
Five Great American Paintings
In 2008 a series highlighting five great paintings by Norman Rockwell appeared on the ruleofreason.blogspot.com/ site. Author, Nicholas Provenzo, begins with the words, “The American painter Norman Rockwell ranks among my favorite artists.” I whole-heartedly agree! Provenzo describes, in nice detail, five great Rockwell paintings. They are: Part I: The Scoutmaster Part II: The Homecoming …
Jul 07
A Principled Pluralism
A few comments following the Obergefell v. Hodges SCOTUS decision handed down 6/26/15. I’m intentionally not commenting here on the decision itself. My concerns are the bigger picture. The decision handed down is contrary to the beliefs of many Christians and it is also consistent with the beliefs of many Christians. I’m concerned that Christians …
Jul 03
Connecting and Community
Yesterday the Pekin community lost a high school boy to an apparent suicide. Pastor Jim McClarey and youth from his church will be joining us on a mission trip in a couple weeks. The boy was not in his youth group, but many of the youth going, were friends with the boy they lost and …
Jul 01
3 Reasons For A Life Verse
http://www.harvestministryteams.com/blog/2015/06/3-reasons-for-a-life-verse/ Here are three things a life verse helps you do: 1. Speak of your faith more clearly. A life verse allows you to articulate your faith to those around you. Your family, friends, coworkers and church benefit from the clarity in your life that comes with a life verse. It may seem overwhelming to …