Archive for January, 2009

THE TRIAL AND INCARCERATION OF JOHN BUNYAN

I have been taking many notes of great stories of church history during the Baptist History Seminar at our church. Next Thursday night we start a new series with our student ministry called UNSTOPPABLE. I want to show them how there has always been a group of people since the time of Christ who held [...]

Small Group Leader Evaluation Form

Small Group Leader Evaluation Form I stumbled upon this article this afternoon and found it very helpful. I am going to answer these questions then challenge our discipleship group leaders to answer them also. This Week’s Monday Ministry Helper is a small group leader evaluation form from YouthMinistryHelper.com. You can check them out. Here are [...]

Just outside the “city of refuge”

Just outside the “city of refuge”

  There is an interesting story in the book of 2 Samuel. In chapter 2, we see a man named Abner, who had been Saul’s Commander-in-chief, being pursued by a man named Asahel, 2 Sam. 2:18-24.  Abner tries to reason with Asahel, but Asahel continues to pursue Abner. Abner warns Asahel to leave him alone. [...]

Book Review: For These Tough Times: Reaching Toward Heaven for Hope and Healing

Yesterday I read through Max Lucado’s book entitled “For These Tough Times: Reaching Toward Heaven for Hope and Healing”. The title is nearly as long as the book. However, Max Lucado is a wonderful word smith and gave deliver a big message with few words. Of course it was written before the economic crisis loomed [...]