Kenya Trip

07Jul09

On June 11-20 I had the honor of going on my second trip to Kenya.  I am going to share thoughts from both of those trips soon.  My friend Will Rodes was on that trip and put together an incredible video to share what we experienced in Kenya with everyone at NewSpring this past Sunday.

While we were in Kenya we got to work on 2 major projects that you will see in the video.  The first project was fixing a large concrete water tank.  The tank had a lot of deep cracks in it that we had to chisel out and repair and we also cleaned out the inside of the tank and patched holes.  Very soon the pump for the water source that fills this tank will be repaired and a community of around 1,000 people will not have to walk miles any longer to get water.

The other project we did was to pave the floor of a school with concrete.  We started by digging out the current dirt floor that was in the school and then finding and placing large rocks as a foundation for the floor.  Then we mixed the concrete by hand on the ground and used wheelbarrows to pour the concrete for the floor.   As a result over a hundred children that attended that school no longer have to sit all day with their feet in the dirt, this was enabling a parasite that lived in the dirt to enter under the children’s toenails and eat away at their  feet; The new concrete floor will help to alleviate that problem for the children.

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The Jesus I Never Knew

06Jul09

My latest article for the Anderson Independent was a book review of The Jesus I Never Knew by Phillip Yancey.  You can read it here.

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What is Holiness?

13Apr09

What does it mean to be holy?  That is a word that we see often in scripture.  We sing songs to God praising Him for His holiness, but often times we don’t stop to think about what holiness is.  The word holy means to be without sin.  God is holy, He is perfect, He is sinless.

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Does Satan Exist?

08Apr09

Yes.  I believe that because it is what God’s word says.  If you haven’t seen the debate that Mark Driscoll had on this subject with a few other people, it would be worth your time to check it out here.

IF you are looking for more information on this subject, here is a great article about who scripture teaches that Satan is.  Here is another one.

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Kenya

06Apr09

NewSpring is going to Kenya!  I would love for you to go on this trip with us in June.  I had the honor of going to Kenya in February and to call it life changing does not do it justice.  There are images burned into my memory that I will never forget.  I am so excited to get to go back this June and make an impact on a community that has a lot of needs.  The main one is Jesus.  We are going to be able to meet practical needs in Jesus name and share the Gospel.  If you are interested in going, check out this page for more information.

I will be posting some thoughts later this week on what God taught me while I was in Kenya.

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What is True Freedom?

06Apr09

We recently received an email asking us what real freedom meant and how we defined it.  Our Follow-up Coordinator, Ragan McDerment, had a great response to that question.

Q: What is true freedom?

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God’s Word

29Mar09

I just read a great post by Bobbie Houston at Hillsong Church about the importance of God’s word.  What a great reminder to all of us about the importance of God’s word in our lives.

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Win With Money in Marriage

24Mar09

A really smart guy I know wrote a great post on how his family is making their money work for them.  You should check out the wisdom he shared.

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Book Review: Total Forgiveness

19Mar09

My second article for the Anderson Independent was a book review.  Here are my thoughts on a book that God has used to really challenge and stretch my thinking and my faith.  R.T. Kendall’s – Total Forgiveness

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Trevor Cox is blogging

19Mar09

One of my friends here at NewSpring just started a new blog.  Trevor Cox has a lot of great insights.  Because my office is right next to his, I get the honor of hearing his thoughts regularly.  Now you can get the benefit from his insight too, by reading his blog.

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