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Another subject on Disciples and Heritage
So where should they go? When mom and dad came over Sunday, they brought with them a letter from Rockwood Christian Church that basically stated their reasons for dropping from the larger Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and becoming a Disciples Heritage church. One of the reasons stated was that the TBA (Trinity Brazos Area) …
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Tired of giving?
Tired of giving? I wanted to explore something that’s been going on in my head for a while. I was wondering if we as a country are tired of giving to causes by now. We had Hurricane Katrina, then Hurricane Rita. There’s also a ton of smaller-scale things that want/need money to survive (Crop Walk …
A response from Steve Henton
A response from Steve Henton Steve, the pastor who married Laureen and I, was kind enough to respond to my comments on the Disciples Heritage post. He posted his thoughts in a comment, and I wanted to bring them forth and hopefully respond. I have nothing but respect for Steve, so please consider this a …
A few things that have been on my mind
A few things that have been on my mind One of these days, Credant will hire me. One of these days, we’ll get the home equity loan. Everything seems to be “one of these days” for me right now. I feel so frustrated trying to start anything because I’m never sure if it’s going to …
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth Just awfully tired these days. I’m chairman of FCC Richardson this year. This normally wouldn’t mean much, but this year is tough. There’s so much to do, and not enough time to do everything. This morning I went over to fix the church secretary’s PC, …
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A Post-literate society?
A Post-literate society? This entry is meant to be a continuation on my Prestonwood thread as well as an exploration into an idea that probably isn’t unique, but at least my take on it might be. Brief background: Laureen and I and some friends attended the 2003 Christmas Celebration at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. …
Prestonwood: a mega building
Prestonwood: the mega experience Well, last night we went to Prestonwood Baptist Church to see their 2003 Dallas Christmas celebration. I am a mixed bag of feelings on the entire event, mostly because I have reservations about mega-churches. Let’s put it this way: rougly 1,000 volunteers contributed time and effort to this. There was a …
That VBS Spirit Oh Yeah
Greetings and salutations, one and two (the approximate number of people who read this). It’s another exciting week in the Jones household. Saturday and Sunday, preparing for Vacation Bible School at our church occupied Laureen for most of those two days. She built a pretty cool 11-foot high square pyramid (8-ft in length per side) …
Peace and death
So, we had Rachel Corrie protesting the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes. She was killed when she fell down while standing in front of an Israeli army bulldozer with a bullhorn. The dozer rolled over her and then backed up. So here’s the question: did this woman die for a cause? Or did she believe …