by ray | Sep 29, 2010 | Other Ministries
Here is a post from Logan Gentry, an Austin Stone Community Church college minister. Last week I looked at how Christians can bless their pastor by living out the mission of the church at home, at work, and in service to the church. As I mentioned last week, I’ve...
by ray | Sep 23, 2010 | Other Ministries
Here is an excerpt from Rick Warren’s blog. How I think determines HOW I ACT. “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” (Prov. 23:7, NAS) Beliefs determine behavior. Thoughts result in actions. If you were sitting in front of me right now and I were to tell...
by ray | Sep 16, 2010 | Other Ministries
Lisa and I have decided to sell our home. We have begun packing with no idea where we are going. Our family is leaving for Asia in October. The plan is to come back to America at the end of the year. However, we are setting ourselves up so that if we believe we are...
by ray | Sep 15, 2010 | Other Ministries
On Wednesday morning, I flew up to Seattle. On the plane ride up, a gal was sitting in my row with an empty seat in between us. I knew I was supposed to talk to her about God. I asked for an opportunity, but basically chickened out and didn’t make the effort. I...
by ray | Sep 13, 2010 | Other Ministries, Social Justice
Last week, I met some of the most beautiful people… Lisa and I flew to Nashville to film a television show that raised awareness for the 140 million orphans in the world (www.cryoftheorphan.org). There we met couples that had adopted several kids out of difficult...
by ray | Aug 9, 2010 | Other Ministries
Here is an article written by G. Jeffrey MacDonald, a minister in the United Church of Christ and author of “Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul.” It was published in the New York Times on August 8, 2010. The American...