Crossroad Baptist Church installed its first deacons and church officers today. Last month the first annual administration meeting was held, where the church voted in two deacons–Duane and Stephen. Today we held a Deacon Ordination ceremony. Pastor read the Biblical qualifications for deacons and their wives (1 Timothy 3:8-13), and then he prayed over the… Read More Deacon=Servant
This past Wednesday, I got word that I will be starting a new job (doing IT for a local logistics company) on January 11th. The next day, Elisabeth got a call that she will be starting her job with the census on the same day. What a difference two days makes! It makes for a… Read More Jobs!
Our church’s Christmas cantata this morning was entitled “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Stephen had the privilege of writing the narration, which was read by a couple in our church. The narration went line by line through the familiar carol explaining the doctrine within its text. From there, Stephen wove in scripture verses that were… Read More Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Our car was the one reliable possession in our time of transition–or so we thought. Although we’ve not yet been in Arizona for a full month, we’ve already had two car repairs. The first was the dysfunctional radiator fan which caused the car to overheat. Thankfully we were with Pastor Ryan, and he let us… Read More Another Car Repair
I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, so here’s a picture of me with my birthday present, from my wife: It’s a binary clock (actually, it’s BCD, but who’s counting?). Extra credit for anyone who can figure out what time this picture was taken (post in the comments).
Well, I just got back from dropping my thesis copies off at the University binder’s. After passing my defense last Friday, most of this week has been spent finishing the details required to get it published.