Archive for May, 2007

Getting pumped

Posted: May 31, 2007 in church life, growth

I’m starting to get pumped about the message I’ll be sharing this Sunday. I know this principle is life-changing because it’s revolutionized my marriage and the way I relate to others in general. It’s so powerful that A LOT of the counseling I do (especially marriage counseling) revolves around people understanding it. And I’m telling [...]

Different Is Good

Posted: May 29, 2007 in church life, leadership, vision

One of the things we try to do regularly here at RPC is ask different questions. This takes guts, but sometimes when we look at an issue from a different perspective we see things in a different light. We feel that how we should be engaging our culture is definitely one of the questions that [...]

Four On The Floor

Posted: May 24, 2007 in random, vacation

Miranda & I are leaving tomorrow morning for a much-needed break this weekend in Georgia. We’ll be hanging with some friends at their hunting camp, riding four-wheelers, enjoying nature and good friends. I’m looking to buy a Yamaha Timberwolf ATV from one of these friends, so it’ll also be like an extended test-drive. Basically an [...]

The Leading Edge

Posted: May 22, 2007 in character, growth, leadership

Justin and I spent this morning meeting with someone God is calling to help lead here at RPC. It’s really cool to watch God call people into deeper service with him. We’re constantly looking to involve others in what God’s doing here because we think leadership is a privilege as well as a responsibility. Anyway, [...]

Looking Back…

Posted: May 20, 2007 in end of the week

A few random observations as we put another Sunday (and another week) in the books at RPC… Our band rocks!!  Most people didn’t know it, but Justin was really sick this morning. He could hardly talk, but he did a great job leading us in worship. Even on their ‘off’ weeks they bring it like [...]