2009 comes to a close in a couple of days. I think it is a great time of the year to do private and personal introspection, slowing down just long enough to make sure we are exactly where God would have us be. I am convinced that decisions like Urban Meyer made this past weekend [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Chris Pritchett
Posted: December 15, 2009 in TributeTags: chris pritchett, denny pritchett, st. louis cardinals
Every now and then, in life, God chooses to cross your path with someone who somehow feels like a long lost brother or sister. This was the case in about 1978 when I was about to attend a brand new high school and had no friends, until I met Chris. We’ve done life together, in [...]
As a pastor & leader of people I feel a great burden to give life my best shot and to model this behavior before others, but I am afraid that in the name of modeling for the world what a “good pastor” looks like, I most often do as other pastors do and just tell you most [...]
Carlos Whittaker
Posted: December 15, 2009 in QuotesTags: carlos whittaker, chicago, soul city church
On moving to Chicago to BE a part of the new church plant…….Soul City Church…. -But I’m just following the story that God has placed in my heart to lead my family with. -I feel like this is the community where the next stage of growth in my family’s life will happen. I admire this [...]
Our Good Friends, The Palmer’s
Posted: December 11, 2009 in Fundraising, UncategorizedTags: HPE, Kara's Hope, stuart palmer
Stuart Palmer and I have a friendship that is like very few……..he’s the real deal, with real life, real challenges, and real hope, like the rest of us. He and Nancy received some news early this year that would forever change their lives…….their new baby girl that Nancy is carrying has HPE. HPE, in simplicity, [...]
How Do You Last In Ministry? By Rick Warren Ministry is a marathon: it’s not how you start in ministry; it’s how you finish. If you look at 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Paul gives seven suggestions for finishing the race: (v. 1) Remember God’s mercy: God has given us our ministries. We don’t have to prove [...]
Peter Drucker, my mentor, said you should never choose your successor. I believe that because typically what you’ll do is you’ll choose a person like yourself, and what the organization usually needs is the exact opposite of what you were, at that point. – Rick Warren
Today is another gift. I have only 4 to-dos; know God, love God, love what God loves, and do what God is blessing! let’s roll!!! - David Foster
