The Parish

I am new to being a Lead Pastor… new positions bring new experiences which creates new perspectives. When we launched the Chapel at Elmwood I was in the same boat… everything was new… a new adventure… new learning curves that I needed to get my arms around… That has been the story of my life looking back – maybe it’s your story also – you may say oh BC I am still living in the same house...

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A Hot Saturday!

Wow… it was a hot Saturday! I loved every extra degree past 50… I think it actually got close to 80! I can’t wait for Thad’s concert tomorrow but before that hits I got to just stop and pause to reflect and give God some strong thanks for His apparent favor and activity of Renovation. We had a ton of meetings with a lot of different people, churches, city officials, ministries… one of the benefits for me...

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Cool Visit

Well I meant to post something about the very cool visit with the Mayor last night but after watching AI last night with Carlee… i turned it to the Cavs-Pistons game to watch while I posted … next thing i knew it was the middle of the Lakers game! yikes… so I stumbled upstairs and went to bed.  So it’s Wed morning and I am feeling good after getting a cup of coffee down here in the village at Spot!...

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Don’t Come to Church…

Wow what a beautiful morning… sun is shinning right now at least and I will take it. Sometimes I have to take a few days off of the “Connection Zone” you know… blogs…facebook…twitter… so I went silent for  a few days not that many notice but for the few who do…  Sunday was a very cool day as I looked out and saw the “make-up” of Renovation and how God is gathering a...

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What Kind of Tongue Do You Have

Reading in Proverbs 26 this morning from my Life Application Study Bible [large print:(] I love this Bible because it gives a lot of additional insight not only about what is written but the context it was written in and at times it gives thoughts on certain themes that come from Scripture. One of the themes in Proverbs is the Tongue.  There are four types of tongues that are referenced in Proverbs. I will share what the...

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