The Value of Friendship

I have, in the past few months, found an overwhelming urge to develop more and better friendships.  You see, I am a horrible friend.  I believe it may be due to my extreme “housing instability”.  Since I have been married (15 years), I have moved 12 times, to 5 different states and 2 different countries.  This has created a habit of finding friends and then, when we moved, losing touch quickly.

Only a matter of time…

Well, it has finally happened.  I am so thrilled (very sarcastic here) that our government has chosen to “protect” the the “right’s” of the individual.  If you have not yet heard, the house passed the “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 - H.R.1913”  with a vote of 249-175.  In this bill we will be able to Federally prosecute individuals who commit hate crimes “based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim or is a violation of the state, local, or tribal hate crime laws”.  

Here is my concern.  If I preach on adultery, fornication or even homosexuality in a way that “offends” someone, would/could I be arrested and charged with this?  Answer: YES!!  According to reports “Religious leaders or members of religious groups may be prosecuted criminally based on their speech or other protected activity.”

One more thing… Who voted for this? 231 Democrats and 18 Republicans voted Yes; 17 Democrats and 158 Republicans voted No.

Where has the Time Gone?

It has been forever since I have blogged last.  I just found it extremely difficult since beginning in January I challenged my church to read through the Bible in 90 days.  So since they were doing it, I felt compelled to do it as well.  and I must say, I thought it was wonderful.

The season of Lent

Ok, I don’t know why but I always seem so busy at this time of the year.  Sure we are leading up to a major Christian holiday and all with Easter, but I almost feel like it is busier now than during Christmas.  Maybe it is the idea that spring is coming and so there is a lot of planning for us as we look to come out of “hibernation” and begin to move ministries outside of the church.

In the next few months our church will have our VBS, we will also be serving at a food pantry (not associated with our church, we just like to help), Kelly and I will be leading a week long Church Camp (which we are in the process of writing curriculum).  After all this, we still have things that we work at in our community.  So, for me, things are seeming very hectic.  But I hope to become more consistent in the very near future.  In the mean time, why not leave some comments on what you or your church has planned this summer?  I can’t wait to hear.

Pressing On

I have been struggling with writing anything lately, hence is why there has been no posts.  However, I just read a message from a friend of mine from seminary and had to share it with you all.  Her name is Kendra and works with many “troubled” kids.  I hope you glean as much from this as I did. (And yes, I asked if I could use this and she graciously consented).  So take it away Kendra!

Crazy Searches

It is always interesting to see what people search for to bring them to my blog.  One of the tools we get as administrators is the ability to see what is entered into a search engine that results in the person coming to this blog.  For instance, if you google “Pastor Kevin”, somewhere in the results… probably a few pages in, you will find a link to my blog.  Then, I receive notification that you searched for that.