Community
Today's New York Times features an article about families eating together. Multiple research over many years indicates that eating a family meal together several times a week -- * Connects family members to each other; * Results in healthier food choices than when eating alone; * Helps prevent eating disorders among
Sermon Illustrations
If you're looking for a great story about going the second mile, or doing unto others, or just being nice, thanks to Seth Godin for sharing this one. It's worth the read, believe me.
Resources
I hope you like the new look of the blog. Wordpress has some new templates, and I like this one for readability and style. For something completely different, visit Debbie's blog, Goodthoughts, for photos of our gardens, her really great posts, and her art. Read The Story of
Uncategorized
Thanks to Zondervan for pulling together the following list of resources for Christians interested in changing everything from the environment to consumerism to peace to the global effort of the United Nations. >Extra Points: U.N. Chief Says Evangelicals, MDGs a Natural Fit (The Christian Post) U.N. Secretary-General
Community
Here are the latest photos of the community center we're building on Main Street in Chatham. I founded a non-profit, Chatham Cares, in 2005. In 2006 we received a $3-million grant to construct a community center for the entire county. This is the only recreation facility in our
Sermons
I'm not preaching this week because we have a missions speaker this Sunday. But, here's a sermon I enjoyed preaching last year on the story of "blind Bartimaeus." It's titled, Jesus, Help! from Mark 10:46-52.
Lectionary Yr B
(We have a missions speaker this week, October 14, 2007, so I'm not preaching Sunday. Here's a sermon I enjoyed preaching last year on the story of blind Bartimaeus.) Jesus, Help! mp3 Mark 10:46-52 The Story of A Blind Man This is a story that
Missional Church
Ran across some helpful stuff you might like -- * Tim Bednar has a cool blog on using tech stuff in practical ways in ministry. * For those into charts, Kevin Kelly has the mother of all charts. * Church of the Customer blog has new data on WOM (word-of-mouth) as the best
Congregation
"Why buy the cow if the milk is free?" I actually heard a song with those lyrics on the radio today. Okay, it was a spoof on country songs, but it reminded me of what our adult leaders said to us as teens when they talked to us
Congregation
This week I'm attending two conferences. On Monday, I am going to a conference about staffing in the small church. On Tuesday, I am attending a conference on conflict resolution. Coincidence? Hmmm.... ;-)
Sermon Illustrations
I just posted, You Don't Need More Faith, my sermon for Sunday, Oct 7, 2007, taken from Luke 17:5-10. Click here to go to my sermon blog. Have a great day tomorrow! -- Chuck
Lectionary Yr C
You Don't Need More Faith - mp3 Luke 17:5-10 (background Luke 17:1-4) The Backstory Here's the scene: Jesus has just told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. You remember that story, we talked about it last week. A selfish, self-centered rich man