Today is one of those days that I am struggling with my confidence of being a good dad.
If you are a parent, maybe you have had days today too.
Am I a good dad? Compared to what? Relative to what? Am I doing enough? Am I teaching my girls what I need to [...]
Archive for February, 2008
29 Feb
Being a good Daddy…
28 Feb
Religious Trends
It was H.G. Wells that once said “Satan delights equally in statistics and in quoting scripture….” ~ The Undying Fire
Statistics do tell a story.
We’d be foolish not to track religious trends and stats too, because a national story is developing. And it’s not pretty.
My dad sent me the following results from an extensive [...]
27 Feb
Now…We are Perfect!
The yellow paper sign was taped to the door, just under the world famous Logo.
Two cars were strategically parked in the drive through lane – blocking the order box. Hmmm…not good.
Starbucks was CLOSED. Not just “my” Starbucks, but nearly 7,100 company-operated stores across the U.S. — all except the licensed shops in supermarkets, airports, malls, [...]
26 Feb
Interruptions…yea….
2:00 pm on a Tuesday afternoon…
Certainly I can steal away a few minutes by slipping inconspicuously into my favorite booth here at Panera Bakery. A mug of Hazlenut is almost as good in the afternoon as it is in the morning, right?
So I fired up the Mac Book…blog inspiration to the left, mug to [...]
25 Feb
Suite Singing…
“Hey Roy, I’ve got an extra ticket for this weekend’s Casting Crown concert — we are sitting in a suite! Wanna join us?”
Immediately four things appealed to me:
1) Casting Crowns, one of my all time favorite bands. Love their heart and passion and subtle cynicism towards RELIGION.
2) Hanging with my friends. These [...]
22 Feb
Write a Letter
Every other week I get to hang out with 5 really cool people.
These youth interns (late teen to early 20’s) come over for dinner and we do life together. For the past year we have hung out around my large circular dinner table and just chatted about life.
Usually I’ll toss out a question for [...]
21 Feb
Signs
This past weekend our church was “secret shopped” by a visiting Pastor.
I knew this was coming, just didn’t know when. I was most interested in his First Impressions of his visit to our campus – from the time he drove into the parking lot to his exit.
He called me yesterday on his way back [...]
20 Feb
MY faith
My teenage friend asked innocently enough…”Mr. Roy, how do you know?”
“How do you know that there is a God? How do you know that what we believe is right?”
Wow.
The Bible is clear – always be ready to give an answer…
I immediately flashed back to the summer of 1985. It was then that I was confronted [...]
19 Feb
Resisting Inertia
Over my piping hot Hazelnut coffee filled to the brim of my favorite mug, a whole wheat bagel smeared with a table spoon of natural peanut butter and a little more honey on top than I should, I sit…
Seems my hiatus from writing has left me empty.
This past week I have used this established devotional [...]
13 Feb
Closing Chapter…
The book is not done (it’s actually just beginning). But this blog chapter is finished.
Post # 1,109 – nearly 3 years straight.
Time for a break. Time for refreshment. Time for a refocus. How long? Not sure. 1 month? 1 year? 1 week?
I can’t imagine never coming back to this – I love it [...]
12 Feb
Creating the Wow
“You do what for your church?”
I get this question a lot. My job is to help create a “WOW”. I’ve got 10 minutes. And that ain’t a lot of time.
Modeled after Granger Community Church, here is my every Saturday night and Sunday morning focus:
“When people step onto the campus of Grace Family Church, they [...]
11 Feb
Emergency At Your Church…
Slip and fall on our sidewalk?
Gotcha covered – just allow me to fill out this official church accident report.
Gunman on campus, emptying 2000 rounds of ammunition at our people? Ummmm………
In the wake of the horrendous church campus shootings last year, more and more churches are talking about church security. And this discussion [...]
10 Feb
Young Love
Being the daddy of 4 beautiful teen girls, I knew these days would come.
Around our large round dinner table was an extra squeezed-in place setting. That by itself is not odd, seems we are always expanding our circle by one or two friends…of the female friend kind.
But this setting was for another boy. [...]
8 Feb
Dancing with My Girls…
Had one of those special daddy moments last night.
Was the lucky date for 2 Princesses last night for a Daddy/Daughter Dance.
Broke out the Pink Striped Tie.
Even had the adventure..errrr…pleasure of shopping for her perfect dress.
My older teens volunteered to work the special night, but I did manage to dance the last dance with Mackenzie, my [...]
6 Feb
A Better Way?
Jeff McGuire from Mariner’s Church recently taught some principles of sermon preparation. He used Joseph Campbell’s classic mythology and hero archetype as a possible model to follow. It was awesome stuff – and I’m not even a Star Wars geek. Here’s a quick overview of the content applied to a student ministry:
Start in the ordinary [...]
5 Feb
That Starbucks Feeling…
Just took a field trip to Starbucks with my team.
The assignment – answer the following question – What did I “feel” after my trip into Coffee Mecca?
Mine…
1 – Every item for sale is priced at its highest possible price point. Could this equal perceived VALUE?
2 – Is it me or is there an almost perfectly [...]
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