On Wednesday evening we had the church youth over for their annual bonfire.  The final picture is from our return from Althea’s, a view from the Skyline Parkway in the Shennandoah National Park.

So I totally want to win one of these bikes so we can cart Tessa all over the place! Can’t you just see Ben pulling her along the greenway in Cleveland? I bet we could fit Maggie and Delaney in there too! How fun : )

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I recently concluded a preaching series on Daniel called Exile.  One of the things that most fascinated me in my fresh reading of the Daniel court stories (the first 6 chapters) was that Daniel and his friends did not resist when they were assigned new Babylonian names.  I can’t think of a more sinister attempt […]

So in a few weeks, I will be breaking these out for every day wear. For now they are just for walking, hiking, and recreational activities. I introduce you to the future of shoes. Vibram Fivefingers are an innovative new shoe. Day 1 I just bought my Vibram fivefingers shoes at Great Outdoors Provision. They […]

Church of God World Missions is planning their first national LMR Rally & Celebration!Please mark your calendar and save the date for this important event to be held on July 22-23, 2011 at the Westmore Church of God in Cleveland, TN.All LMRs, missions pastors, missions committees, and missions loving individuals are invited to participate in this Friday evening and Saturday event. World Missions

As I’m continuing to scheme and read, I came across this definition of church that I couldn’t have put better myself. Enjoy: “The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture, they organize under qualified leadership, gather regularly for preaching and worship, observe the biblical […]