February 2008 - Posts

Unexpected Places
God is already present in the most unexpected places. We just need to make God visible. Philip Yancey, Finding God in Unexpected Places
CHURCH SUPER BOWL PARTIES – The NFL has changed its call!
I thought I would just follow up my post from a few weeks back – The NFL has changed its mind and will not object “live showings of the Super Bowl by religious organizations,” Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner. To learn more about how the change came about...
Prone to Wander
Tonight I have the privilege of teaching at our mid-week service where we’ve been studying the Old Testament in an overview format using The Story, a novelized version of the Bible published by Zondervan. My section is all about the children of Israelite...
Improving your ministry ...
Each month EQ[U]IP poses many questions to its readers. Our hope is that some of the questions would draw you into a place of self-examination, leading you closer to God. We hope other questions would cause you to take steps to improve your ministry,...
FREE DOWNLOAD: First Five
“Who is in your 5?” Though this question generally refers to the people in your life you are most connected with, those you most desire to be with and those who bring you the most pleasure, this drama is asking the question in the context of Christ calling...
The Facebook Dilemma
A network of church artists has invited me to join them on Facebook. I am wide open to this way of connecting and networking, but I do have one problem – my teenage daughters. They are actually horrified that someone my age is considering joining the...
Glorious Time at ROCKHARBOR
Last Thursday I left a snowstorm in Chicago, and when the plane landed at Orange County airport and I saw the brilliant sunshine, I almost cried! That afternoon, I enjoyed a short break out at the hotel pool and saw flowers for the first time in months...
Developing your gifts
A new friend had these words as tag on his contact information. I found them inspirational. I thought I would share them with you. “Then let us all do what is right...develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us,and never stop learning."...
Surprised In Seattle
I spent the last three days in Seattle, a gorgeous place I had never visited before. We were hosted for an arts forum (The Leaders’ Table and Green Room) by Timberlake Christian Fellowship and their arts director, Gary Verrill. On Friday, 20 of us spent...
The Church. The Super Bowl. And Copyright.
Did you see the most recent article in the Washington Post about churches hosting Super Bowl parties? Many churches plan Super Bowl parties as a community event and/or as an event to invite new people to the church. They have found these parties are widely...


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