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Trip Update 2

December 2, 2009 in Church Life, Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

Some assorted thoughts:

  • No homes in El Salvador have heaters – you never need one.
  • You can swim here 12 months a year
  • There are a bunch of volcanos in the country
  • There are armed gunmen everywhere
  • It seems like every store, restaurant, government building and bank has a man with a shot gun
  • The missionary’s home has a 15 foot wall around it with razor wire and electric wire at the top and they have 2 Boxers as “pets” – all that makes one actually feel very safe!
  • We meet the kids at 9 am at the church to leave for camp.
  • It is 7:15 and our team is beginning to stir.
  • Our team has had a sweet spirit and a servants heart. They have been a real blessing to the missionary family we have been staying with.
  • Last night we stayed up real late getting together last minute items.
  • I don’t think the camp has a/c or hot water. I haven’t told the ladies and am not planning on it :-) !
  • This morning I have been working on trimming my sermons down. 40 minute sermons become 80 minute sermons with a translator
  • I am trying to get them to 20 minute sermons that become 40 minute sermons – that is actually very hard!
  • The camp is about 1 1/2 hours from where we are staying currently.
  • Missions trips are life changing experiences!

Assorted thoughts

November 27, 2009 in Miscellaneous with 1 Comment

  • I worked on a home project for over 5 hours today and still didn’t get it fixed, but I didn’t cuss and kept a pretty good attitude – guess that counts for something!
  • Evaluating my spiritual life these days and just read a post from Tommy Sparger, a pastor in Springfield, MO, that I thought was good – here it is:  There have been a lot of people asking me for the the list of 10 things that I use to take a spiritual inventory.  In yesterday’s talk, I gave this list of 10 questions that I ask myself to assess my spiritual condition: 1. Am I content with where I am going? 2. Am I becoming less religious and more spiritual? 3. Do those closest to me recognize the authenticity of my spirituality?      4. Do I have a “flow through” philosophy? 5. Do I have an inner peace in my life? 6. Have I defined my unique ministry? 7. Am I taking responsibility for my own spiritual growth?             8. Have I maintained genuine awe of God? 9. Is my humility genuine? 10. Is obedience in small matters built into my reflexes?
  • I usually get to read a little more than normal between Thanksgiving and New Years – love it! Just finishing Courageous Leadership for the second time, have read several chapters of Focus, and getting ready to start Sacred Pathways.
  • I love Pastoring Parkview and am more excited than I have ever been.
  • SO GLAD that our parking lot is under construction – can’t wait for the relief it will bring on Sunday mornings!
  • Looking forward to our new series, Foretold!!
  • Very thankful for the amazing staff God has placed around me – a tremendous group of men and women!
  • Seth had a wonderful day today.
  • I am getting ready to pound down some of Denise’s Cocconut Cake – it is my favorite desert that she makes.
  • Really need to run in the morning!!!
  • I will be joining our missions team on our trip to El Salvador. We leave on Monday morning. We will be serving Steve and Christine Cerna, missionaries we support monthly from our Parkview Missions budget, and we will be serving Kyle and Jodi Charters, dear friends of ours from college. Both churches are doing a combined youth camp and that will be one of our main areas of service. Please pray for our team next week.
  • I had a blast at the first Parkview Turkey Bowl Thanksgiving morning.
  • Time for that cake!

Hats off to our Vets

November 11, 2009 in Miscellaneous with 1 Comment

On this veterans day:

  • I am thankful for the courage of our active military
  • I am grateful for all the men and woman who have served our great country
  • I would rather live in the US than anywhere else
  • I am thankful for my religious freedom
  • I am reminded of all those who have given their lives
  • I reflect back on my visits to Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • I am inspired by the determination of all our disabled vets – so many of them younger than me
  • I am privileged to pray for our country and those serving our country
  • I love our pledge and National Anthem

TO ALL OUR VETS, HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!

What does Veteran’s Day mean to you?

Excellent and Preparing to get Better

October 20, 2009 in Leadership, Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

I am still reflecting and rejoicing over this past weekend.
I am so excited about what God has done and even more excited about what He is going to do!!
We had a fantastic pastoral staff meeting this morning! The Lord has blessed us with a great team that enjoys expanding the kingdom and serving the Lord.
One area that we spent some focused time on this morning is our team’s area of weakness (when I say team I am including myself). My tendency as an eternal optimist is to see the proverbial glass half-full and not pay attention to some areas that might need attention. So after several weeks of thinking through what I believe to be an area of weakness, we talked about that area today. We all agreed and had a good discussion about how we can better serve the people of our church. In fact, tomorrow afternoon we are bringing in 3 of our support staff and putting a plan in place.
My purpose for sharing the above story is to challenge each of us to face the weaknesses of our lives.  Maybe overall you think things are excellent at home, at work, with friends or whatever; but just think about how what is excellent could become even better with a little fine tuning.  Perhaps, there is an area of your life that is not going well and you know it, but you just haven’t done anything about it. Let this post be an encouragement to you to face your area of weakness.
For me personally, I have been struggling with my diet and exercise. Hopefully it is not overly noticeable :-) – but it is a current weakness and I am working on it, ran yesterday and plan on running tomorrow, although I did just have 3 glasses of soda for lunch – told you it was a weakness!
What is your weakness and what are you doing about it?

New Tweets

October 6, 2009 in Church Life, Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

As a part of our new series, UNITED, we have leveraged technology to a whole new level for our congregation.  We are using twitter to connect our church family. Many have begun to “follow” me on twitter – everyday more are jumping on board! One of the guys in our church, Jay Caruso, has given me a few links to pass along to help you as you begin your twitter journey, The links are very basic and very helpful – enjoy:

http://churchtweets.com/2009/05/twitter-101-what-is-twitter/

http://churchtweets.com/2009/06/twitter-101-following-followers/

http://churchtweets.com/2009/06/twitter-101-dm/

http://churchtweets.com/2009/06/twitter-101-rt-twitter-apps/

Cancer

October 5, 2009 in Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer are two things you don’t want to mess with. Both are also successfully treated when found early.  Below is some information that the men of our church should take advantage of – it was passed to me by a member of our church.

Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine is currently offering FREE Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening, which is a simple one tube blood test drawn at the hospital laboratory. Any man can come to the lab and ask for the “PSA coupon”
for the test. They will be given a piece of paper to fill out their name, address, DOB and SS# and then an envelope that they self-address.

They will then have their blood drawn and the results to the test will be mailed to them. From there they can see if their results are within normal range or if they need to see their doctor. The free screening is until October 17th and I would like all the men that come to church to know about this opportunity to get themselves screened. Any of the men from 40 years old on, should get this test. Is there any way that you can get this information out?

There are two labs to choose from:

Flagler Hospital Out-patient Laborary, (260 S.R. 312 in the Riverside Center – Next to Hobby Lobby) OR Flagler Hospital (3rd Floor Laboratory Department)

Hours are: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

 

 

My Serve

September 23, 2009 in Family Life, Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

In tennis, ping-pong and raquetball I like to serve – that is, I would rather be serving than be receiving the serve. I feel like I have a better chance of scoring when I am serving.

In the morning, afternoon and evening; at work, at home and with friends I like to be served. When I am being served it feels like a score, it feels like a win.

I recognize that I am more self-centered than most and I admit that.  I know that the Lord desires to continue to humble me and I need to be more of a servant. I am trying to keep one thought in mind, especially when it comes to my family (a good place to start) – How can I serve you?

How is your serve?

4 the Locals

September 22, 2009 in Miscellaneous with 2 Comments

This week Florida Hospital Flagler is endeavoring to raise awareness and funds for a new heart catheterization lab. By supporting the following restaurants, a portion of their proceeds will be donated to the foundation at Florida Hospital. So if you are going to go to lunch anyways, you can choose one of the participating restaurants and simultaneously be giving to a good cause. The event is Mon – Fri Sept. 21-25 from 11am – 2:30pm – this week for lunch only.

Atlantic Grille, Barbara Jeans, Dominic’s Deli, Friends Cafe, Golden Lion Cafe, Houligans, JT’s Seafood Shack, Mezzaluna Pizzeria, Pasta Pasta, Thai by Thai and Woody’s BBQ.

Adendum

September 11, 2009 in Church Life, Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

In addition to the school Bible club that I listed and sent out in an email blast, I have also been informed that Bunnell Elementary School has a Bible club that meets after school on Fridays.

Business

August 26, 2009 in Miscellaneous with 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I asked anyone who had a business and wanted to advertise it on my blog, to shoot me their info so I could post their services.  I received one email. I don’t think that has anything to do with the fact that people’s businesses are thriving economically – I think it has more to do with the non-massive expanse of my readership and the low expected return from my posting their business info.  No offense taken – on a good day my blog gets about 400 hits.  So I need my loyal blog followers to show your strength!  I need you to strongly support the businesses listed below; not only with your support, but let all your friends know!

I have a personal connection with all the businesses below and as a friend I am 100% behind each one.

Florida Lawn and Landscape – 386-547-6099 Monthly lawn maintenance, stick edging, line trimming, clean-up, sprinkler repair, landscaping, trimming, mulch, rock, and plants. This business is owned by Tony James who leads our lawn team ministry at Parkview. He and his crew of church members do an awesome job!

Harlow Auto Repair 386-677-5100.  This business is owned my Kenny Harlow, who is a certified master mechanic.  Kenny has recently done the following work for me: installed a used transmission, radiator, brake job, oil change and that is just in the last couple months. His business is located on US 1 about 2 miles south of the Harley Davidson dealership.

Just a Painter – 386-986-8459 This business is owned by my father Barry Peters.  Dad is an incredible painter and I am not just saying that!  His prices are phenomenal and his work is better. He does interior and exterior work. He will be available after today, because today he is painting my place!

Pool Shark 386-338-7438 This pool cleaning business is owned by Jeff Maron. Jeff shared his testimony in church this past weekend and many of you met him through that experience. Jeff is honest, hard working and pays attention to detail. Jeff currently services over 50 active pool accounts – add yours to his list.

I hope this helps you as you endeavor to support one another during these economically challenging times!

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