Because of our culture’s drive for success, acquiring more and desire for bigger and better, many churches have adopted these same goals and values. It often sounds very good, “The church is an organism, healthy organisms grow, therefore healthy churches should grow numerically.” While the goal of this post is not a slam on big [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Marriage’
May 12, 2009
Exceptions to Marriage and Motherhood
Not all women will be called to marriage or motherhood, but most will, even the majority.
Matthew 19 ESV -10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only [...]
June 30, 2008
I’m not like that…
Last week at the Acts29 Network Pastor’s Retreat, Gary Ricucci lead a “men-only” session on being godly husbands and how to love your wife. He started by saying that his intent was not to take us to the “wood shed,” though perhaps that’s what we actually need every so often. Gary reminded all of us [...]
June 27, 2008
Some “time-off”
This past week Ezekiel spent time with Margaret’s folks while we took Judah and flew out to Vail, CO for the Acts29 Network “Pastor’s Retreat” at the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa. We had a good time meeting new folks and seeing guys in our own state/region. On top of that, it was neat to [...]
