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Tuesday, 22 September 2009

  • Anyone There?

    I was just wondering if I should officially close this thing down. I think that Facebook is taking over from a lot of these blogs, especially for those of us who just don't have the time to sit and type for an hour a week! If anyone is actually reading this, leave a comment with your name so I can decide if I want to keep putting anything here. If you aren't willing to put your name on it, then I guess you are just a lurker!

Wednesday, 09 September 2009

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    The Jesus I Never Knew [JESUS I NEVER KNEW]
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    First nightof AWANA

    I'm not sure if anyone is reading this anymore, but the first night of AWANA was great.  We have a good bunch of kids and I am really looking forward to getting to know them.  I am going to be leading the 5th and 6th grade boys for handbook time, and that gives me about 6 boys to deal with, maybe less.  There is a huge number of girls there, and there are about 4 or 5 ladies working with them.

    The Sparks program is really big, and it is nice to see a huge potential of kids coming through T & T.  We are so excited about everything that God is bringing us into!

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

  • Happy Birthday Babe!

    Several years ago on July 22nd, God's biggest blessing to my life other than my salvation entered the world.  I say several because I am not going to give her age, but she just keeps looking younger and has always looked younger than me anyway.

    Tammi, you are the best friend a person could ask for, and I am so blessed to have you as my wife.  Your love for others even in the face of adversity bewilders me and at the same time I wish I could be that way too.  Thank you for being a wife who loves and respects me and is willing to be there and do the hard things when you don't want to.  Thank you for being a godly example of what a lady should be for our daughter and a target of the kind of woman our son should look for in a wife.  Thank you for your smiles and all of the other little things you do.  There are so many things about you that are special!

    Most of all, just thank you for saying you would go see a movie with me almost 18 years ago.  Who would have thought that would have started out to be such an amazing life.  Happy Birthday, Honey!  I love ya!

Thursday, 16 July 2009

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    Soon (Underground Zealot Series #1)
    By Jerry B. Jenkins
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    A Bit of News

    Well, I know there are some people who have not heard, and I think it is time to let them know now that others have been informed.  Tammi and I have made the difficult decision to leave Calvary Baptist Church.  It has not been an easy decision, nor has it been a quick one.  It has taken a lot of tears and prayers to come to the conclusion that this is something God is leading us to do.

    I will not go into the really minute details of our decision, but I want to be clear that it is not a reflection on Pastor Moser or the church congregation or the leadership of the church.  We love the people of Calvary Baptist, and will be very sad that we will not see them every week.  I especially will miss the class I taught and the AWANA kids.  I just don't want people to think we left in a huff or anything, and if anyone says that I would love to set them straight.

    Our reason for leaving is a matter of vision and values.  I believe God has given me set of things that I value greatly, and they do not coincide with those of the church.  That is not to say that the church's values are wrong.  They are just not the values God has put in my heart.  It has been hard to reach this point, but I believe that God is leading us to another church where their values fall more in line with what I believe God has placed on my heart.

    I know there will be stories and opinions, but this is the Cliff's notes version of it.  I am not going to say anything bad about the church, and I do not wish for anyone to follow me.  My prayer is that people will just accept this and move on as if nothing has changed.  We are still the same people and bear no ill will toward anyone.

    If I can say one thing about this experience it is that I have found a real peace in following God through all of this.  This is a new page in our lives, and we are looking forward to seeing how God will bless!

    In HIS Grip,
    Tom

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

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