Archive for September, 2008
New Faces
It was great to meet some new people yesterday at church, and to see them get connected to other launch team members along the way. On my way out after second service had begun, I met a couple that I recognized as customers at HD. I helped them to the auditorium, where Jeff took over [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Home Wrecker
I can’t get over the devastation the recent storms have caused. I can’t even imagine what some have gone through, and the destruction of Southside Christian Church is beyond comprehension. “Lord, it must be heartbreaking for Southsiders to see their church home in ruins. I pray that you will bind them together, so [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Home Again
Suncrest has been home for me and my family for about twelve years now. I was a little concerned that I might miss it, as I am helping to launch the East Campus, but as soon as worship began on Sunday, I was home. It’s the same church, and more importantly, the same awesome God [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This Is It!
I hated to miss the practice service for the East Campus on Sunday, but couldn’t get out of my driveway due to flooding. Standing onstage with the rest of the team the week before made me realize: this is it! All the prayer and prep is coming to fruition soon. “Lord, we pray for the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Deep and Wide
Here I sit, unable to do much else, wondering just how often my basement can flood before the town does something about the drainage. But enough about me and my problems; I’m not the only homeowner who is dealing with it. Now that Suncrest is launching a second campus, we will have new opportunities to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Happy Birthday, Tim!
When I started this blog, it was to pray for, and encourage us in ways to pray for our pastors and church ministries. At the time, my son Tim was studying for youth ministry, and is now searching for a place to serve. Can you say a special prayer for him as he celebrates his [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Friend Indeed
A couple from church came over yesterday, knowing that I needed to have an overgrown lilac bush cut down. I had hacked away as best as I could but it needed…more power! After the chainsawing was over, I asked how much I owed. “Just lift us up to the Lord in prayer,” was the answer. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )No Immunity
Just because someone has dedicated his or her life to full-time ministry, does not mean that life is always sunny for them. There is no umbrella that hovers overhead, keeping the rains of life from falling. Sometimes I think that Satan sends more rain in an attempt to discourage those who serve God. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Vacation from God?
I had a wonderful time with my sisters in California. We walked along the shore in Mendocino, had steak and lobster at the Tides Restaurant in Bodega Bay (where scenes from Alfred Hitchcocks “The Birds” were filmed), and drove along the coast in my sister’s red convertible with the top down! (No kidding!) My [...]
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Lynn Barbee