My Own Thoughts

This was a funny tonight. M said that his father often “moralizes” him into doing what Dad wants him to do. E said, “Oh, that guy! He appeals to my sense of morality. Damn him.” Okay, I guess you had to be there.

is coming out tomorrow. At ten M wants to be left at the store. I’m not sure I am up for leaving him there for two hours. That seems a little odd. But I don’t have anything I want to do for two hours there except sleep. Midnight sales. And tomorrow Daylight Saving time starts.

How difficult is it for you to admit your needs? What are the three greatest needs in your life right now? Who knows about them? What keeps you from sharing them with more people who care about you? What keeps you from turning them over to God? I think that I am very good about [...]

I went to Elmer Towns’ spiritual gift test, which Nelson Searcy recommended. It said I am a teacher (76 out of 100). We are all surprised by that, right? It also said full-time pastors were likely to get higher numbers than lay people. I wonder why that is.

One thing they talked about this weekend was that if God put something on your heart, you should step forward and lead. R and I have often tried to do this and we have often fallen flat on our faces. God, please help us to see how we are warding off the blessings. Please make [...]

First, don’t try to abbreviate it. It doesn’t work well. (And I keep expecting a Borg reference. I guess that shows my age. ed.) 1. Your first time guests are a gift from God. God is entrusting you with the process of moving them towards Christ. When they first decide they are going to go [...]

Launch is his book on church planting. Fusion is his book on turning first-time guests into fully developing church members How do you get people’s information? First, you try different things and see which works best. For us (in NY): There is a heavy stock 1/3 of an 8.5×11 page in the program/handout/bulletin. Everyone fills [...]

“It’s always Taco Bell time.”

Dear Merciful and Loving Father, Protect me from my own ignorance and stupidity. Amen