Lately we’ve found that the Fooshee schedule has gotten overloaded. Why? Not only have we moved, be we’ve planted a church that is very social. That’s great & what we wanted. But the result is that some of the things that we most love are getting squeezed out. So, we decided [...]
RealityParents.com
If you want some more parenting thoughts go to www.realityparents.com – this is a new site & podcast from our very good friends Kevin & Teri Miller. They’ve taught us so much when it comes to the family.
CPL #2: Hear God’s Melody
When you hear God calling you to start a church, He will begin playing a beautiful melody. It’s not something that you create; it’s something that He alone writes for you. Because I know that God calls each church, parachurch, etc. to a unique ministry, it must be a unique melody for you [...]
Dadism #14: The Genealogy Lover
Last week my mom drug my dad for the the first time to Kentucky. She wanted to visit her distant cousins and learn more about her ancestors. Upon their return, my dad came in our house, dropped down in a chair and said:
“I took two trips. My first and my last.”
Dadism #13: Perception
Last week we had my mom & dad stay with us. I heard some new Dadisms.
After joking about my Dad, he said:
“If I was as bad as I was made out to be, Jack the Ripper would look like a Sunday School teacher.”
CPL #1: You’re Not Planting Heaven
You would think that this lesson is obvious. Well guess what? It’s not. Deep down every person that helps to start a new church falls into the temptation that they’re called to put a little piece of heaven on earth.
We all long for a better situation, a better life and a better [...]
Proverbs 31 vs. “Wimpy-Blooded”
Once again, the difference between my wife & me was highlighted this past Saturday. Sterling’s soccer game presented us with terrible weather. Snow was falling, the temperature was below freezing & the wind was howling. That made the wind chill hover in the teens.
Where was Lindsay? Of course, she was [...]
Church Planting Lessons (CPL)
As many of you know, I believe I am called to church planting. When I tell people this, many get a wrong picture of what that looks like. They think that I am saying that I will plant a church & then move on to the next. But there are many ways to plant a [...]
