I spent a few days last week at the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a great event with lots of practical hands on educational training, as well as the latest cutting edge design ideas for … Continue reading →

Last night we announced to our HS leaders and students about some job changes here at Mt Paran North. Afterward, an email was sent out to all staff, elders, and the Student Ministry database. Here is a copy of that email. I’ll add more comments below… It has been said that the only constant around […]

I’ve been using Facebook for a while now and have noticed too many people using it to communicate messages with underlining meanings. Why is that? Why can’t people just say what’s on their minds in person so that it can be clearly com…

In a previous post about seasonal allergies, I mentioned Bee Pollen and how it makes my allergies a thing of the past.  Well, here’s how it works: The little black and yellow critters spend time in the local grass, trees, flowers, etc. They carr…

I have been living in Cleveland TN since 1990 and have always struggled with seasonal allergies during the spring time.   I didn’t know it at the time, but this area of the country is known for its high pollen count.  I had allergy issues in Washi…

What do you see? Amid the cars on blocks, the guys lounging on the porch with beer cans and cigarettes, the women with shirts that don’t cover enough, the houses missing windows, the peeling paint, the curling siding—what do you see? I see two groups of sweaty fishermen worn out from a fruitless catch. I […]