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Lessons from Children’s Church
I had the opportunity to teach Children’s Church for the month of January. I decided to teach the story of Joseph in 5 segments to stretch it out over the month. What fun to teach kids who are so teachable. … Continue reading
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Pay Day!
Work is a wonderful thing. Working all day not only enables us to accomplish some of our financial goals, but it also makes the time we are at home more satisfying. As a kid, I always wanted Christmas break to … Continue reading
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Beginning Our Employed Life
As you can probably tell from the lack of blog posts recently, Stephen and I had our first week of work last week. We were so excited to start, but what a week we had! Crossroad held evangelistic services Sunday … Continue reading
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Thoughts for a New Year
The other night we went on a little McDonald’s Date. She ordered a mocha, and He ordered a McFlurry. We snagged a corner booth and pulled out the laptop to crank out some goals for the New Year. We haven’t … Continue reading
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Deacon=Servant
Crossroad Baptist Church installed its first deacons and church officers today. Last month the first annual administration meeting was held, where the church voted in two deacons—Duane and Stephen. Today we held a Deacon Ordination ceremony. Pastor read the Biblical … Continue reading
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Our church’s Christmas cantata this morning was entitled “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Stephen had the privilege of writing the narration, which was read by a couple in our church. The narration went line by line through the familiar carol … Continue reading
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Teen Times
Crossroad’s teens have been a joy to work with! We have four 7th-12th graders, a 6th grader and a 5th grader. Stephen has been leading the singing while I’ve been privileged to play the piano. This week I took my … Continue reading
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Buckeye Heritage Days
Our Saturday morning began with making phone calls for the new Canyon Springs Baptist Church that will be opening in Las Vegas this December. Stephen and Tammi Wess are planting a church in the Summerlin area of Vegas. We visited … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life of CBC
Church is the highlight of our week. Church has changed drastically for us since moving to Arizona. Since I myself didn’t have a clear picture of what a Sunday at a small church plant looked like, I thought I’d give … Continue reading
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Life in the Desert
At first we felt dazed (mostly from the long hours on the bumpy seat of a moving truck) and overwhelmed at the thought that we were in Phoenix…to stay! We are no longer visitors, but residents. (However, we are still … Continue reading