Simple Trust

 The Message
8-9“Oh, no,” said the captain. “I don’t want to put you to all that trouble. Just give the order and my servant will be fine. I’m a man who takes orders and gives orders. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes; to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and [...]

Stranded on an Island with an iPOD

If you were stranded on an island with an iPOD shuffle and could only pick five songs, what would they be?  Come on humor me on this one.  I’m a music guy.
Today mine would be:
1.  Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles
2.  Joy to the World – Three Dog Night
3.  Heard it Through the Grapevine [...]

Whose top 40?

I am the worhsip pastor at Zion Baptist Church in Braselton, Georgia.  What this means is…I am the choir director, music selector, bad singer rejector, captain of projector, band inspector, sound protector, chaser of defectors, senior pastor respecter, excitement infector and the Jesus reflector just to mention a few responsibilities.
In my spare time, I am a [...]

Do Something Miraculous!

I have a family in my small group who has struggled greatly for several years.  Job, finances, marital and other areas of life have been tough for them for a while now and they have reached lows they never thought could happen to them.

Sunday night my group began a series called, “The Best Question Ever.”  [...]

Look Out! It’s Contagious!!!

“Courage is Contagious.  When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”      -  Billy Graham
What a great statement by a great follower of Christ.  How true!  Do you ever notice when someone takes a stand that everyone seems to get a little more bold?  All it takes is a leader.  [...]

VT Victims

How someone could take the lives of so many innocent people is beyond me, but that person must have had some serious hurt.
I get so tired of the media instigating actions for blaming someone for this terrible massacre and others that have been similar.  A friend of mind said today, “Watch, before this thing is [...]

Starbucks in Braselton?

Maybe one day.  I sent an e-mail to see what they would say and here is the answer.
 
Hello Eric,
 
Thanks so much for your suggestion regarding a potential Starbucks store location. We’re always looking for great new places to open stores, so I’d be more than happy to pass along your comments to our store development team [...]

The Best ? Ever

Tonight my small group will begin Andy Stanley’s small group study from his book, “The Best Question Ever.”  We are excited about starting it. 
I’ve read the book and it’s a great read it you haven’t read it yet.  If we would just ask the question of ourselves the way Andy suggests, we could eliminate about half [...]

Coffee

OK, so who out there does the whole stand in line for your customized coffee and where do you do it.  I love Starbucks, but I also like to make it over to Caribou occassionally. 
I actually had Starbucks PR person reply to my request to get a SB in the Braselton area.  We need it soon [...]

Building Tree Houses

Hey! Have you seen the Toyota commercial where the 35 year old dad opens the door to his Toyota minivan all excited about the tree house he built in the backyard for his son?  His son says, “Does it have leather chairs?”  He says, “No.”  His son says, “Does it have DVD or connectivity for [...]