Fighting Against Depression

A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook that they were feeling “depression working its way back in.”  Another friend mentioned the excessive number of gray days we’ve had with so little sunshine.  While some milder forms of depression are a natural part of this life, others may be a troubling source of emotional pain.  [...]

Social Bookmarking & Networks Can Help Churches

Despite the title, this has nothing to do with president Obama, socialism or politics in any form!  So relax, this is just about some fun and useful internet tools.  Since I’m fairly new to this subject, I am not writing anything in depth. I’ll just give you a simple overview and some helpful resources.  I [...]

Patience in Church Planting

What is church planting? I get asked this question from time to time.  “Church planting” is a phrase sometimes used to describe starting a brand new church.  There are many different ways to go about this, but this is a brief overview of our own church plant here at Lake Hills. Given our specific location, [...]

How to Be Patient

I love eHow.com. Their subtitle is “How to Do Just About Everything”, so I decided to see what they had to say about patience. The entry begins by saying, “Learning to be patient is a decision you consciously make.” I agree. The Bible says, “Let your patience show itself perfectly in what you do. Then [...]

Catching “the One That Got Away”

When I was a kid growing up in Missouri, there was a TV show on every Saturday called “Gone Fishin’” featuring Harold Ensley.  My whole family were avid fishermen.  The picture is a testimony to my mad fishing skills!  I am still a fisherman, but in a very different sense than in those days.  The [...]

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