Archive for December, 2007
Used by God to Change Young Lives
I have mentioned my one and only son Tim before; he was very involved with the youth ministry at Suncrest, as a high school student himself, and twice as an intern. He’s been mentored by some of the best, and for that I am truly thankful. He was influenced to go into youth ministry by youth leaders and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )It’s a Wonderful Life!
We are watching our favorite Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” (I’m obviously multi-tasking!) We have seen it so may times we can quote parts of it in season and out. I’ll tell you what a wonderful life is, though: it’s the Christian life, dedicated to the One whose birth we celebrate this week. When I became a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Selling Christmas
This Christmas season I am thankful to only be working one job. For the last few years, I worked at Home Depot as well as at Family Christian Store, up to 65 hours a week at one point. Whew! I was so busy selling Christmas to others that I really had a hard time concentrating [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Our Elders Rock!
Doug posted on his blog and prompted me to pray for our elders, again thanking God for their dedication and hard work. “Lord, we are so thankful for the leadership of our church, thankful for the elders and their commitment to you and to our growth. We pray for them, for good decision-making, for wise leadership, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Measure of a Man
I come late to a lot of pop culture trends. I just recently heard a Clay Aiken CD, and was intrigued by one of the songs. It asks “would he walk on water, would he run through fire?” and other questions to measure a man. Although I’ve never had need of a man to do either of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Suncrest Culture
I’m so thankful Greg has had the opportunity to be on a retreat with Bob Russell. Pray for him to learn from Bob and to be able apply that to his leadership at Suncrest. One point I am impressed with from Greg’s recent blog post, is this: “The face of Suncrest in our community isn’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Home for the Holidays
One of my daughters’ favorite movies, in a bizarre kind of way, is “Home for the Holidays,” with Robert Downey Jr. I think because it makes us feel like our family is perfectly normal by comparison! I think every family has its own closet we open only to our closest friends and those brave enough [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Reason for the Season
On Friday night several women are gathering at Suncrest to usher in the Christmas season. I have invited seven friends from Home Depot, where I work, and it looks like all of them are going to come. I am praying for a great evening, one that will help us remember what the season is all about. “I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Baby Dedication Sunday
Greg has also been sick, and thankfully is doing better. He asked for prayers to be at his best Sunday as he preaches, since we will have lots of visitors for the Baby Dedication. Please pray that the weather will be better than it is tonight (it’s yukky out as I write this!), so that people will not have [...]
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Lynn Barbee