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Well, I see that Jesse beat me to posting a blog about our anniversary! I definitely agree.  The past eight years have been awesome!  I must say the last two years have been the most special anniversaries that we have celebrated.  After almost losing Jesse, it has brought a new perspective of thankfulness for me.  I am [...]

Yesterday Kelly and I had our anniversary… eight years. Eight great years! Our celebration comes this weekend and I am verry happy to get a time away (courtesy of family watching the kids).
Anyway, I always think about the advice you hear before you get married. I remember hearing that the first two years were the [...]

Today Kelly and I went to the first of three preview services for Pine Ridge Church in Burlington, NC. Tadd Grandstaff is the lead pastor there and I have had the privelege to meet with him several times… this church is partnering with the Piedmont Baptist Association. He will soon be pastoring a dynamic church as they endeavor to take Burlington [...]

I started reading a new book the other day… Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places. Eugene Peterson (of The Message Bible fame) is the author of this deep and very poetically written book. The book is about “spiritual theology” and how we are instruments through which the Kingdom of Heaven, on earth, finds expression. Early in the book [...]

Tuesday we had our encounter group. We had the opportunity to share from a  video series by Rob Bell (church planter, pastor, leader, innovator). The title of the video is “trees”. Summary: Genesis and Revelation talk about two different trees… one witnessed the ruin of perfection, the other depicts the restoration of all things. We [...]

Today Jesse Caro was the winner of the First Annual Car Show at Terminix. Of 14 vehicles judged by a panel of judges, Jesse Caro’s vehicle was judged the cleanest of the lot. My vehicle was said to “set the standard for company vehicles”. With the help of my five year old son, Micah, the truck was [...]

I have been reading a great book by my favorite author, Dallas Willarrd.  The book: The Great Omission Reclaiming Jesus’ Essential Teachings on Discipleship. A few days ago I read a portion of the book in which Willard talks about recent disciples. Interesting and inspiring was the life of Frank C. Laubach (1884-1970). This missionary of the [...]

We want to send a big “thank you” to New Zion Community Church in Waiteville, WV for the recent support of Encounter Church. We had the opportunity to minister there on June 3, and we had a great time. There support is being earmarked for the purchase of a much needed laptop. Needless to say [...]