Monthly Archives: August 2010

Chris (my oldest son) has now posted the entire video and songs from his musical, “Tell Me a Beautiful Lie.” The video may be viewed as a series of YouTube clips. The songs may be listened to as a single … Continue reading →

All short-term mission activity will be all-church activities. That is, there will be no teen-only or campus-only mission trips. Rather, teen and campus mission works will be in support of congregational mission efforts. We will always support at least one … Continue reading →

Foreign missionaries often maintain accounts with foreign banks or other financial institutions. Sometimes they maintain a working fund in a local bank. Sometimes it’s just a family bank account. Or maybe it’s an account for a church or charity that … Continue reading →

I get emails – I appreciate your blog and, in addition to all the great Bible study stuff you’ve got on there, your financial advice to ministers is so helpful. (Your commentary on opting out of Social Security is spot … Continue reading →

The hit counter down there at the bottom of the page hit 1,000,000 a few days ago, and I guess I should say something on the subject. Here goes: It’s not true. Or maybe it is. I’m not sure. So … Continue reading →

Choice of missions to support We will support both foreign and domestic missions. We think it’s important to do mission work both in the US and abroad. Church planting — in the modern sense of the term — is fairly … Continue reading →

(Rom 12:2 ESV)  2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Many readers overlook … Continue reading →

Introduction We elders have been working with our missions team to establish a set of guidelines for missionary and church plant support. The congregation raises funds for missions once a year through a special contribution, and the mission work has … Continue reading →

Rom 12:1 I skipped the end of Romans 8 and all of chapters 9 and 11, even though they are entirely relevant to the subject at hand. But I covered that material extensively not too long ago in a series … Continue reading →