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I drove to Springfield, MO today for a meeting with a couple of small group pastors. As I arrived in town my phone received a message that said, “SpringfieldMoCVB (Springfield CVB) is now following your updates on Twitter”.  Forty minutes … Continue reading →

Eric Sparrman is one of my heroes. Eric has been the pastor of the Harvest Ridge Covenant Church in Shawnee, Kansas for a little over twelve years, and for the last 7+ years Eric has been my friend. What is … Continue reading →

One of our newest group leaders came by to talk this afternoon.  He’s new to the church, and loves it! He tried to lead a group with our “Blessed?” series, but the group didn’t make it.  Two guys in the … Continue reading →

Our Lead Teaching Pastor, Dan Southerland, and his wife, Mary just returned from a tour of “Westside around the world.” Accompanying them on their tour were our Missions pastor and his wife, Schaun and Becky Colin. Westside Family Church has … Continue reading →

I love books! Always have.  Today I started a new devotional book ”For the Love of God” by D. A. Carson. It looks like a great tool for guiding me in my daily Bible reading. But a nice surprise was the discovery … Continue reading →

I shared a devotional in our staff meeting this week along the theme of “Blessed are the peacemakers…”  Here is part of what I shared with our team… Decades ago, when I was only 12, I had a paper route … Continue reading →

These words are on every check I write, above the signature line. They are the key phrase to any password that I create for web, or other access. I’ve had this as a life “phrase” for almost 30 years now, … Continue reading →

I always want to be sensitive to the voice of God, but I know I am not. A week ago I committed myself to a 40 day fast from television. I have made a couple of exceptions to watch a … Continue reading →

I have to say – I absolutely love my Kindle!  It was an extravagant gift, but for a guy who likes to read, and on a 50th birthday, maybe it’s not too extravagant.  Since it arrived I have read three … Continue reading →