Archive | December, 2010

The Christmas Double-Clutch

6 Dec

Christmas-time is here!!!!  Hard to believe another Christmas is upon us.  From a church calendar perspective, EVERYONE who is somewhat active has A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF TO DO this month.  And it will go by like a flash!!  Will you slow down and see it for what it really is??

Even though Christmas is here, we are STILL CALLED TO BE THE CHURCH in every way!  I am appreciative for over 80 people who want to take their commitment to God to the NEXT LEVEL and really BE the church He planted us to be!  My prayer is this:  As we move ahead, we won’t lose it all in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season!

It all begins with PRAYER.  Prayer needs to be at the foundation of EVERYTHING we do, EVERY TIME we do something as individuals or as a church.  So, as we get caught up in the Christmas double-clutch, don’t forget who we are and what we are called to do!!  And PRAY about it!!

23 Years ago today …

5 Dec

23 years ago today I did the best thing I’ve ever done, next to accepting Christ as my Savior!!  I married my sweetheart, Diana Lynne Duncan!  Some said we were too young … and maybe we were.  But here we are, 23 years later, still in love and still goin strong!!

I definitely got the better end of this bargain … When she married me, I was a computer programmer in an up-and-growing company.  She never bargained for the pastor’s wife gig and all the heartaches that come with it.  But when we surrendered to this, we did it together.  And she gives it her all in everything she does for the Lord.  And she doesn’t complain when we miss holidays with our families … or when the phone calls come at weird times (sometimes with really strange reasons) … or when the money is what it is.  Much like the Energizer Bunny, she just keeps on going and going!!

There is so much more that I could write, but I think she’d enjoy it more if I told her face-to-face!!

A Wild Week

3 Dec

Yeah, this has been a wild one. Nothing scandalous or controversial happening this week, but a wild one indeed!

The highlight (or maybe lowlight) happened yesterday while taking Drew to West Florence. We were riding down Hoffmeyer Road and we heard a CRASH! I thought a rock had hit my window … Drew said “uh, Dad … Your back window is shattered.”. Sure enough, it was!! And we have no idea why. Hit by a rock? Rear-window defroster malfunction? Church member shooting at me??

We will never know. And for now, my glass is being replaced. Thank God for insurance!

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