Recently, my parents and grandmother came to visit us here in Cleveland. They came in support of an ordination ceremony that Dee and I were part of. As always, it was a blast having the family in town. My dad has to be one of the funniest people to be around; and Mother and Grandmother [...]
Family
Yesterday we received the tragic news that a dear friend of ours, Tim Posey, died at the young age of 39. Tim was pastoring in North Platte, Nebraska, where he and his family had moved a few years back. As a loving husband and proud father, Tim always spoke highly of his family. They were [...]
Well, it’s been an eventful few weeks. Dee and I traveled to Georgia the weekend of the 16th in order to preach the homecoming service at Cornerstone church. My mom and grandmother were able to join us in service, which is always a tremendous blessing. The message, The Cruciform Life, was from Ps 19 and [...]
We just finished up our last night of the Kids’ Rally held at Alabaster CoG. All in all, things seemed to go very well. Our children’s pastor did a phenomenal job with the messages over the last few days (especially tonight!). What stands out more than anything, though, is the teamwork amongst all the volunteers. [...]
Shannon and I went to Georgia this past weekend to visit our new baby nephew, Alex Emanuel Acosta. He was born Wednesday, June 14, 2009, weighing 8 pounds and measuring 21.75 inches in length. I was amazed! How beautiful he is, and precious, and innocent. I am amazed at how wonderful God is – that [...]
Shannon and I have been out of town for about a week and a half. I had a math conference in Gainesville, Florida for a few days. On our way back to Ga, we visited some friends in Valdosta (Jason, Candy and Joshua). Then, we went to visit our families in Vidalia, GA while Shannon [...]
Today, I would like to continue our journey through Vondey’s work, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology. In previous posts (Feb-8 Theological Imagination, Feb-9 Imagine That, Feb-11 To Image or Not to Image), we surveyed the importance and role of images in the Church. Chapter two is called Companionship: The Social Nature of the People of [...]
Recently, I read a thought-provoking article by John Ortberg called, “Your Hidden Curriculum,” found in the winter 2009 volume of Leadership Journal (a good journal I might add that can be found at Barnes & Noble). Below the title, Ortberg asks – “What do people learn from you about the Christian life? Sometimes it’s what [...]
Well, school is back in full swing for Dee. In addition to her own classes and research, she was asked to teach a graduate level course. She is very excited to do so, to say the least. We went home for several days over Christmas break and enjoyed hanging out with family and friends (esp. [...]
