From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Missions – Time to do away with the same old.

by Craig Schmidle on September 29, 2008

Change, Change, Change, I know that most of us are sick of hearing about it.  Many of us hate change and some of us thrive on it.  In politics “change” has become the buzz word for both parties.  I am sure that all of us would agree that we would like to see some “good” [...]

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Teach Something!

by Mark Morris on September 28, 2008

So I’m back home after a week on the road! Hurray!  And I came home to my daughter and future granddaughter paying us a visit. Awesome!
It was a great road trip to churches in Raleigh-Durham, Austin, and Dallas.
Great to see God at work among his people.  Coolest lesson I learned is that you don’t have [...]

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Unity in Response

by Craig Schmidle on September 8, 2008

One thing that has always amazed me in church life is the lack of unity between God’s churches.  As I grew up in the Northeast, I saw separation between denominations, but when I moved to the South I saw a whole new level of division, even between churches in the same denominations.  It was the [...]

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Ramadan is here. What do we do?

by Mark Morris on September 7, 2008

Take a look at this letter from a friend from Perspectives regarding the Muslim holy day.  What are you doing to pray for your Muslim neighbors. Cindy and I made a visit to a Muslim home this week.  We did NOT accept their offer of tea and sweets because they were fasting and we did [...]

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Prep for Disaster Ministry

by Craig Schmidle on September 6, 2008

 
In my last blog I listed some tips to resolve issues of churches being involved in disaster response.  My number one was to get training.  There are many reasons to be trained, for safety, usability, and to be a credible work team.  In some disasters, especially if they are manmade, credentials will be required to [...]

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“Benched” – A Simple Service Project

by Mark Morris on September 5, 2008

Jeff Shinabarger is one of the more creative servant’s of God I know.  He sent me an email and a link to a couple-of-minutes film on a project he innovated in his city of East Atlanta.
Check out the link to the “Benched” ministry.
Hello Friends.
A celebration of mass transportation. That was the hope. A collaborative project [...]

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Emergency Response or Bust

by Craig Schmidle on September 4, 2008

By Craig Schmidle 9-3-08
Many of our churches are again looking at how they can respond to the latest disaster to hit the US. Even though it was not as bad as some of the officials had expected in New Orleans, there are many people with flooded homes and damage around the area. As [...]

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