Sunday Night Reflections
We had another first today at Elmwood – our first "guest" communicator Earl Leatherland. Earl is our children's pastor and is doing an incredible job of training a growing army of volunteers to impact kids in and unforgettable way for Jesus Christ. We continued our ALMIGHTY series today with Jonah and Almighty. Earl did a great job unpacking a familiar story in a new way. Nobody will forget the kind fish that...
We Are Home!
It’s Saturday night and I am thrilled to be back HOME in Buffalo! We drove back from NC on Thursday and pulled into the driveway around 4AM Friday morning. We had a great time – one special high light was going to Baldhead Island and going out on the beach and actually seeing 4 sharks (one was about 5-6′ long!) within 10 yards of where we were standing – that will put a little pep in your step!!! We got...
Sunday Night Reflections
This is a new Sunday night reflection for me. Today because the fam is taking some time off for a funcation in NC I was not at Elmwood for the first time since we launched and it was really weird and I missed everybody and everything that happens at our Sunday Gatherings. We went and visited Port City Community Church www.portcitychurch.org which started 7 years ago in a middle school. They now have...
It’s HOT!
My family and I have headed down to Wilmington, NC to hang out with my brother and his family for a few days so I am going to take a few days off "officially" from the blogsphere. I must say that I could not have gone to a HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTer place if I had choose the Sahara Desert. It is stinkin ridiculous – yesterday when we drove in the radio dude said the "wind chill" was between 108 and 120...
A Word From Paul
This is an early part of the first letter the Apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Corinth. He shrares his heart in a way that really resounded with me today in-light of what is going on at Elmwood – it really captures my heart and emotions toward you – this body of Faith that God has called me to pour my life into – thanks Paul! 1 Corinthians 2 The Message 1-2You'll remember, friends, that when I first came...