Month: August 2011

My wife, Valeria, has been reading the book The Best of J.C. Ryle and it blessed me so much when she shared this chapter with me. Valeria has enjoyed reading Ryle since she first heard of him while in college. In chapter 6 entitled “Bible Reading,” Ryle writes: “Give me your attention while I supply…

I saw this quote the other day and it has not left me. “if your presence makes no difference, your absence won’t either.” What a thought! May there be more and more people who are wanting to make a difference. Romans 12:10-11 “Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be…

First FCA of the year for Fairdale High School. Scott Long sp… on Twitpic. This past Thursday was the first FCA meeting of the school year for Fairdale High School. FCA meets Thursday afternoons at 2:30 in the Fine Arts room. The Huddle Leader is weight training teacher Mr. Loren Renfroe, and he is doing…

This summer has been long, tiring and HOT! The end of July I was in Ecuador for 10 days. And then I came back to Fairdale for about 2 weeks. And then we went on a family vacation. And now I am back to work this week. I am excited to be back to work.…

This post here by Dane Ortlund is on “Gospel Men.” He lists four types of men in the world. Only one is the best. Which one are you? “A mature oak tree is immovable when the storms rage against it, but it’s also beautiful, and invites shelter to others. Isn’t that what gospel men should…

Tonight at 6:00 we are gathering for church to have our Post-Mission Trip report. This year’s Ecuador trip was fantastic! I am praying to see how God will really use these short-term mission trips to impact our local church here in Fairdale. Tonight’s meeting will be full of pictures and videos and shared experiences from…

Often times you hear people say that Christianity “is not about a religion, its about a relationship.” When that is said, they are referring to having a personal relationship with Jesus. And this is good. Because being a Christian is about having a personal relationship with Christ. Examples from the Bible that show this are…

It has been my experience that Brut deodorant is associated with manliness. Let me explain. Over the past few years, I have been thinking through common characteristics of men that I see as manly. Brut deodorant was one of the commonalities. My dad and my grandfather are manly men in my opinion. Both have worn…

I don’t know many details about this story. But I have read the book where this story is told and I just saw this video. I do know this… “Our God is mighty to save!” (Zephaniah 3:17) Mistake into a Miracle from Elevation Church on Vimeo.

Here is a picture of the Mountain Camp in Patate, Ecuador. It is called Camp Chacauco. This is where we worked last year. This year we worked at its “sister” camp in the Jungle.