It’s kind of hard to give a summary from CrossWay On Purpose on Wednesday.  We had 1o people there, and we looked over the long list we’ve compiled over the last couple months.  The list is comprised of everything we found in a bunch of Scriptures about what God wants His church to be and Continue reading

On Wednesday we took a different turn with CrossWay On Purpose.  The plan had been to start processing and applying all that we learned from the Scripture passages that we studied for the first 9 weeks.  But with my trip to Arkansas over the weekend, I was not able to prepare for that part yet. Continue reading

We had 8 participants for Session 9 of CrossWay On Purpose, in which we wrapped up the Bible passages we’ve been studying for the past couple months.  Next week we will enter Phase 2 of CrossWay On Purpose, in which we will begin processing all the information we’ve gathered from the Scriptures.  We will sort Continue reading

This morning my dad called and told me that his dad passed away in his sleep last night.  “Popeye,” as we seven grandkids and seven great-grandkids affectionately called him, was 87 years old. Popeye was born in Mississippi in 1920 and met my grandmother, “Nana,” when he was barely more than a kid.  When the Continue reading

On Wednesday we had 8 people for CrossWay On Purpose. We’re near the end of the Bible passages we’ve been studying! In Session 8, we looked at Revelation 2:1-7, 8-11, 12-17, 18-29. These four passages cover a special message that Jesus had for four specific churches. And He has the same message for us today Continue reading

Welp, Carolyn’s back at school.  The kids don’t come until next week, but she’s been going out there since last week to attend meetings and get her classroom set up.  This is her third classroom in four years!  It’s a lot of work.  On top of all that, next week is also when she begins Continue reading

Last night we had 9 people for Session 7 of CrossWay On Purpose, our church-wide Bible study.  This time it was a little bit different.  Instead of looking at a smattering of short passages that deal directly and concisely with the church, we spent our time in the first chapter of Revelation.  This chapter serves Continue reading

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted on here.  That’s because it’s hard coming back from vacation!  After a whirlwind two weeks in New York, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and D.C., I’m a bit rusty.  But I’ll get this thing going again real soon! Continue reading

For the next couple weeks, I’m taking a break from cyberspace.  We need breaks from things to recharge and refocus, and that includes blogging.  So Carolyn and I are taking some time off together these next few days. Even though I’m checking out of the blogosphere for several days, I didn’t want y’all getting bored.  Continue reading

We had 10 present for Session 6 of CrossWay On Purpose.  We had some of the best discussion we’ve had since we started this Bible study.  There was a great spirit to the group and an obvious and earnest desire to move forward and implement the things we’ve been discovering in the Scriptures. We examined Continue reading