Thousand Acre Church

New Orleans is sticky.  The air is humid… sticky.  And, every place in this town that I’ve seen has some kind of charm in it.  That’s making it hard to think about going home next week.  I’d almost rather just send for my wife and children and stay down here.   This place is STICKY.  Someday, […]

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We stopped around Jackson to eat at The Pig Out.  The best pulled pork I’ve ever had.
We arrived in New Orleans around 4 o’clock.  The place we’re staying is very nice.  The neighborhood we are in is very diverse.  And everything is within walking distance.  I’m going for a 3 mile run in a loop […]

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I was thinking about what to post as an update for our Katrina trip today.  Drove for two hours, stopped to go to the bathroom, drove for two hours, stopped to buy gas, drove for two hours, etc.  There.  Done.
Alright.  I’m lucky I downloaded a Kanye West album to listen to in the car on […]

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I’m leaving this morning to drive to New Orleans with a work-team from Genesis UMC. I’ll be the drywall “expert” traveling with the team of very willing and capable servants to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I’m delighted to be able to be their guest and helper on this journey. I’ll be posting updates for […]

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I found a post on a blog I read (Backyard Missionary) that you guys have to read. I’d like the content of my blog to stay close to the issue of redefining church success and mission in the postmodern environment. Part of what we need to do as leaders in the community is […]

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