Sunday Night Rewind
It has been a whirlwind the last couple of weeks… going to the Red River Rivalry last weekend and then off to Cincinnati with the Renovation Team this week it has been a little crazy… but really good! Last weekend my brother Jonathan had to deal with the death of a young man in his student ministry of course that is never easy but talking with him this week he said God has done some amazing things thru this tragedy. They...
What a Weekend!
What a weekend i had… my dad and I hoped on a plane at 6.30 friday morning headed to Dallas. The three Cockrell boys took Dad to his first Red River Rivalry For those who don’t know this is played at the Cotton Bowl during the Texas State Fair. There were 96,000 fans… half Orange and half Red and what an experience and atmosphere I have never seen anything like it. We then flew back last night.. got back into...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to our Northern friends… we have two Canadians on our leadership team so we got a jump on some good eats tonight! I love the Team that God has brought together here at Renovation. I know this month is Pastor Appreciation month and I know that my role is the out front guy and I get a lot of “ada boys” from a lot of people but i also know that without the Team both paid and volunteer we would...
Some Favorite Thoughts
I reread The Pursuit of God recently by A.W. Tozer. It’s funny how at different seasons of life how good books can impact you in different ways based upon you current circumstances…. that is the case for Pursuit… what a great read for me right now! I am a reader that marks up his books… bends the corners of pages… totally mess up the appearance of a book… better the book the worse it...
Are You Ready for Some Football?!
I am sitting here watching a 40 yr old man play like he is 30… Brett Favre is amazing! Thought I would post a few thoughts while enjoying the game. What an interesting series we are in and the feedback I am getting. We have never done a “sex” series either at Elmwood or here at Renovation so this is my first try at it. I did do a similar series with our men back when I was over the Men’s Ministry at The Chapel...