A ROUGH Date Night

Jenny and I had a date night scheduled for last night. Kat was coming to stay with the boys and we were going to go to Olive Garden in Fayetteville. Earlier that afternoon something EXTREMELY rare- Caleb did not take a nap (well, technically he slept about 20 minutes in the car)! [...]

A big Compliment

I typed this last night but didn’t get to post it until this morning:
My compliment came from Caleb at bath time. Luke had already been washed, dried, loved and put to bed. Caleb and I were having a good time in the bathroom (him in the tub, me sitting on the counter) while Jenny was [...]

…for the purpose of godliness.

“…discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.” (1 Timothy 4:7, NASB)
Last night we had our introductory lesson to our new Wednesday Night series on Spiritual Disciplines. In this study we will be studying a variety of spiritual disciplines (Bible reading, Prayer, etc) and seeking to implement them into our lives. It [...]

conversations

I said I would give an update on the two conversations I was to have yesterday. Here it goes- I did not track down John yet, I hope to speak with him today. I did get to have a conversation with Sarah- Great conversation. Really enjoyed getting to know [...]

Something New

Along with the new look, I have made a couple other changes to my blog over the past week or so. The most recent and noticeable is a new page element on the far right side of the blog above the archives section entitled labels. Labels are a way to categorize each post [...]

Majestic Morning

Caleb is finishing up Sesame Street and Luke is still napping. It has been a wonderful day. We got up this morning (I slept in ’til almost 7am!) and after breakfast our whole family went on a walk to the Post Office. We even let Junior, our dog, come with us. [...]

FAITH is picking up now!

Over the past two weeks, our FAITH Evangelism strategy has kicked into high gear. Last week I posted that a young lady trusted Christ. This week, two teams were privileged to lead someone to Christ! That makes 3 this semester! Praise God! I am so pleased God allows us to [...]

3 quick things for the record

I got up this morning at 5am. Caleb got up at 5:20am
I’m preaching from 1 Corinthians 14 today on the purpose of spiritual gifts. NeXt Bible and Paige Patterson’s commentary has proven quite beneficial on the subject (as have a variety of others!).
The Panthers play today against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at [...]

Jen’s first night out of town

Since Caleb’s birth, our children have spent the night with grandparents on several different occasions. In fact, I have been rather impressed with Jenny’s ability to allow them to be gone overnight (though she ALWAYS misses them!). This weekend, however, marks a different type of separation for her from the boys.
For the first [...]

"Miniature Bible?"

The week before our first session of FAITH, I sent out a letter to each team member to encourage them and to give them a few basic instructions. In the letter, I said, “bring a small Bible with you that you can use on visitation.” During that first session, Layton brings out a [...]