First of all let me just take this opportunity to say Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there…especially my wife and my own mom, two of the greatest mothers that I know. This post is kind of off the beaten path of my normal posts on here….

It came out in the news today here in Germany that lawmakers will tighten the already stringent gun laws as a result of the Winnenden shootings in March. I couldn’t help but think of our youth group in Charlottesville, VA (Matt Temple’s era) and the days they would often spend playing paintball for "good clean fun." Winnenden massacre could lead to paintball and laser tag ban <!– Article Start

Just a quick heads up about some changes taking place in da’ Atik (our upstairs youth sanctuary) on Wednesday nights.  Starting last Wednesday, there will be three classes offered upstairs in which our young folks will participate.  Brett Fincher and I will be teaching the guys (9-12 and 13-18) and Jamie Fincher and my wife, […]

Did you know there is a fellowship and joint research entity for Pentecostal schools and scholars in Europe. The European Pentecostal Theological Association (which is the European equivalent to SPS in North America) began many years ago. Our denominat…

We want to wish Olivia Snyder a very Happy Birthday.
Hope it is a great one.
We love you
“The best birthdays of all are those that haven’t arrived yet.”
Robert Orben

I just finished reading Donald Miller’s Reinventing American Protestantism. Miller, a sociology professor from the Unversity of Southern California, applies his discipline to understanding three growing movements: Calvary Chapel, Vineyard Association, …