Blog entries tagged growth

Seeker

J Howery — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:52:17 +0100

Wow! It has been a while since I have written something. I've been busy reading and thinking...a dangerous combination. I have been reading Good to Great by Jim Collins and The Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger.

Here are some of my latest thoughts...

So over the last few decades, the Christian churches have embraced something called "Seeker-Sensitive" or "Seeker-Focused" services. While I believe that we should be taking the Good News of Jesus Christ to peopRead More...

Slow Fade

J Howery — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:01:49 +0100

I was reading today and found an awesome passage. Proverbs 4:23-27

I think of the old song we sang in Sunday School so many years ago.

Oh be careful little eyes what you see...
Oh be careful little ears what you hear...
Oh be careful little tongue what you say...
Oh be careful little hands what you do...
Oh be careful little feet where you go...
Oh be careful little heart whom you trust...
Oh be careful little mind what you think...

That prettRead More...

Life-Change

J Howery — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Wow!!!! I just attended a conference that was life-changing. Exponential Conference... http://www.exponentialconference.org/

I don't even know where to begin and I don't know that I have enough time or space to put everything that I learned from there so I will put down the biggest thing I received from the conference.

If we don't have God in our church, we might as well pack it up. If we are not Spirit-filled and Spirit-led, we are worshipping nothing. God should be the center anRead More...

Stuff

J Howery — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

My wife, Beverly, and some of her friends were in the news this week. Check it out here. Be sure and watch the video too.

The story is such a great reminder of how much stuff we have here in America. My mother-in-law, Sandy, wrote an email to us about a conversation she had with a man from another country. He was surprised at how much we love things. He said that he doesn't love things. "I love my son and I love you." He was intrigued that we work so hard for our things but wRead More...

Before & After

J Howery — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Our church recently put in a new patio area for people to sit and eat and talk. It came as such a blessing because a crew of guys came down and did all the work for FREE! I just wanted to give a special thanks out to Ed, Homer, Gene, Phil, Ken, and Bryan for all the work that they put into planning and construction of this new patio. This is a great group of guys that are doing great things for people. They are doing things in the way the God has called us to help each other.

I have putRead More...

"ness"

J Howery — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Over the past eight years, the love I have for my wife, Bev, has been developing and growing. There are times of hurting, times of joy, and times of not so much of either. The love that my wife has for me is amazing. She has put up with my stubbornness, my grouchiness, and all the other "nesses" that no one else really sees. But I know that she loves me. I know that she will stand beside me no matter what. I know that she will be there with me because we have made that commitment toRead More...

Next Steps

J Howery — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Where is my life headed? How does my life line up with what God has in mind for me? Am I walking on the path that God wants me to walk?

Our life with God is a journey. A faith walk that requires that we continuously strive to love God and love people and live in obedience to God's word.

Marriage and children are a perfect example. If I am not diligent in caring for my relationship with my wife and my children, it can easily slip beyond where I want it to go. If I am not striving tRead More...