Month: October 2010

Extreme Makeover Home Edition has been in Fairdale (our town) all this past week. It has been so exciting for our town. We are thankful for the family who is getting the new home. I took this picture on my phone right before the bus went to film the unveiling.

Here is a picture of me with my three sons. My wife has posted lots of great pictures on our family blog. Check it out joshjr.blogspot.com

When JJ was born (January 2, 2008), I wrote him a lullaby.  I have memorized it, and I sing it now to all of our sons. I had thought that I would be able to write each of them a lullaby, but I have just adapted this one to fit them. It is pretty much…

Lecrae came out with a new CD recently. Its called Rehab. It is one of my favorite CDs of all time. It is so good. I am learning and growing so much in my life with Christ from this new solid Biblical hip-hop music. (I plan to write a post soon on why I think…

The last day and a half have been a little difficult for us here in our home.  Because of that our bedtime routines with the boys have been altered somewhat. With JJ that means it has been challenging, but with Eli it has been sweet. The last 2 nights I have simply taken him to…

Every AWAY game this season for the Fairdale High School football team, our church fed them a pre-game meal at our church. It is awesome! On those Fridays, once they are out of school, all the players and coaches walk down to the church. Our church folks serve them, love them, and then I speak…

We showed this to everyone at church on Homecoming Sunday. We are praying for God to give more and more people a burdened & passionate heart to see the people of our town come to know Jesus in a real way! May God use us to make it happen.

I thank God for my wife. Proverbs 31:28 says: “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her” In the last 2 and a half years, Valeria has had three children. Three big boys at that! (JJ was 7 pounds 9 ounces, Eli was 8 pounds 12 ounces, and…

Ok, so I am somewhat back in the saddle now. It feels good. Valeria came home today and I thank God for that. She is feeling good and ready to be fully recovered. It has been so busy these past few days. It is never really possible to totally leave the ministry and so even…

We cannot have weak faith. Quite frankly, life on earth is often bad, hard, and devastating. Thats the truth. Sooner or later bad news is coming our way. I was recently comforted by this verse. Psalm 112 v.1 “blessed is the man who fears the LORD… v.7 He is not afraid of bad news; his…