Church-a-palooza

From this past Sunday to next Sunday, I will have attended worship services or had meetings with leaders at …
-Common Ground Christian Church, Tampa, FL
-Northview Christian Life Church, Carmel & West Lafayette, IN
-First Assembly of God, Ft. Wayne, IN
-Church at the Crossing, Indianapolis, IN
-Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL
-Traders Point Christian Church, Whitestown, IN
I was [...]

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My Sister Tried to Kill Me

I was six. Peggy, my 14 year old sister, was on the phone with her friend Robert. She says that at the time they were just friends, but I had learned a lot in my six long years of life and could read so much more into the relationship. So I sang into the receiver [...]

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A Gentle and Quiet Spirit

Gordon and Jeanette … the in-laws … make their way across Alligator Alley tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with us. They have been in Ft. Myers for several weeks and are heading back to Indiana on Friday.
I can’t relate to people who have “mother-in-law problems.” (Sorry to brag.) Not only do I not have problems [...]

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Where Is Your Quiet Place?

Matt and I started reading “The Emotionally Healthy Church” yesterday. I can already tell it’s going to rock my world. I so needed to hear Peter Scazzero’s challenge for church leaders to strive toward emotional and spiritual health. I want that for Matt. I want that for myself. I want that in our home.
Emotional health [...]

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There’s something about experiencing it

I don’t want to be one of “those people.” You know, those people living in warm climates who brag about the weather, while their friends up north trudge through snow in parkas.
But this week, as I watch the temperatures go down on my iGoogle home page (displaying temps for Miami, Indianapolis and Louisville), I [...]

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Church Communicators in South Florida

My new friend Jenn Collins posted a comment on the blog yesterday.
Jenn is one of the most refreshing people I’ve met since moving to South Florida. She grew up in the area and now serves as Communications Director for Oasis Church.
Jenn has mobilized her smarts quickly for her young years, heading up one [...]

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Who I’m Following

Matt thinks every Christ-follower should have someone they’re following and someone they’re leading. My favorite sermon I’ve heard him preach was all about Paul . . . following Barnabas and leading Timothy (see the book of Acts for details).
God knows I need extra help in figuring life out because He has put two ladies [...]

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We have GOT to get our Passports!

Last night we’re hanging out at the Diaz home in the after glow of Trick-or-Treat night. Around the room sits:
-Alex, the Columbian who grew up in Venezuela and is now a Worship Minister.
-Erin, the Hoosier who learned to speak fluent Spanish, travelled to Venezuela where she met Alex, married him and is now a [...]

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