eh, not really, but it got your attention, right? well, when i got to work thursday morning, the worship center was gray, smokey and stinky. the entire building was freezing. and smelled of burnt dust. so … there was a fire, of a sort. let me explain, well rather, i will have our facilities/security director… Continue reading my church burned to the ground today
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tired of praying for me yet?
Couple prayer things. 1) We said goodbye to Merle (our director of ministries) today by way of a party at PowerPlay… it is like chucky-cheese for big kids. We all gathered around and loved on him…. told him how hard it was… and how grateful we were for his time here. When I got up… Continue reading tired of praying for me yet?
change bites
Today, our staff meeting was led by Pastor Merle Mees for the last time. Merle, our Director of Ministries, is leaving Westside to join the staff as lead pastor at another metro church that will result in transition to Senior Pastor in the next couple years. This is a tremendous opportunity for Merle that we… Continue reading change bites
once saved… not always saved?
i was talking on the phone with a friend last night and our conversation turned to the topic of salvation. coming from fairly different religious backgrounds our beliefs in the “eternalness” of salvation somewhat vary. he comes from a more nazarene-ish influence where i grew up Catholic and became a Christian after hearing the Gospel at a Baptist youth camp. i have been… Continue reading once saved… not always saved?
renewed love…
whilst sitting here eating a “whatchamacallit” i decided to update the ole blog. i was at the gas station and saw one and thought, “dang i love those. i haven’t had one since i was a kid” … yeah, they’re not so much good. sorry old friend the “whatchamacallit” a friendship i once shared with… Continue reading renewed love…