eNote Archive
Friday, January 05, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
Happy New Year! My intention was to use this week's Pastor's E-mail to summarize some of what God did through our church in 2006 - I'm going to wait to do that next week as I'm a bit behind this week....
[more]Friday, December 22, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
Today is my oldest daughter's birthday. Danielle turns twenty today. She was our Christmas baby - LaVon and she came home from the hospital on Christmas morning. She was three when we started the...
[more]Friday, December 15, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
Sorry this is late getting to you. Today we had a funeral at the church for Mandy Haskin, a 28 year old young woman who passed away this last Sunday morning. The last thing she did before going to the...
[more]Friday, December 01, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
What did you think about the snow storm last night? What you thought about it had a lot to do with your circumstances as you were watching it. If you were watching from the driver's seat of a rear...
[more]Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
LaVon and I want to wish each of you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! Danielle came home from college last night, which makes the next few days a particular blessing for us. We're looking forward to...
[more]Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
LaVon and I want to wish each of you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! Danielle came home from college last night, which makes the next few days a particular blessing for us. We're looking forward to...
[more]Friday, November 17, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
This weekend we begin a three-week series of sermons on Revelation and the Return of Christ. I'm really looking forward to this! I was just reviewing the clips of an interview we conducted with Dr....
[more]Friday, November 10, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
This Sunday at 2:00 pm we'll confirm our students as they publicly profess their faith in Christ. I always love confirmation. Many of these youth we baptized as babies, presented their third grade...
[more]Friday, November 03, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
This morning I read with tremendous sadness the story of accusations of moral failure against a prominent evangelical pastor in Colorado. Though I don't know him personally, I have followed this...
[more]Friday, November 03, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
This morning I read with tremendous sadness the story of accusations of moral failure against a prominent evangelical pastor in Colorado. Though I don't know him personally, I have followed this...
[more]Thursday, October 26, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I just returned to the office after having spent yesterday speaking to a conference of pastors and lay people in Detroit. Several of these pastors had recently been to our Leadership Institute. From...
[more]Friday, October 20, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I was in New Jersey speaking to a conference of pastors and church leaders on Wednesday of this week. I was struck by the eagerness and enthusiasm of these pastors, and their earnest desire for ideas,...
[more]Friday, October 13, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I was driving down Metcalf Avenue yesterday when I noticed a car in front of me, covered with bumper stickers. One of them caught my eye. It said, "Jesus was a liberal." What do you think? Was Jesus a...
[more]Friday, October 06, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
Just a quick note today as we're in the midst of our annual Leadership Institute here at Church of the Resurrection. This is one of the most important things we do each year to encourage renewal within...
[more]Friday, September 29, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
As I write this e-mail I am thinking about how much I love you, and how proud I am of the kind of Christians you are. No, none of us are perfect - but I see in you a generosity which demonstrates a...
[more]Friday, September 22, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I just came from the Resurrection Business Leaders' Breakfast. We had a great group, a wonderful breakfast, and a terrific speaker. Russ Kline, a United Methodist layman from Wood's Chapel UMC spoke on...
[more]Friday, September 08, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I have just finished the sermon notes and study guide for this weekend's message. I am really excited about this three-week series of sermons in which we will study the Letter of James in the New...
[more]Friday, September 01, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I hope this e-mail finds you doing well. We're gearing up for a great weekend in worship - I hope that if you are in town you'll plan to be here and bring a friend. I'll tell you a bit more about this...
[more]Friday, August 25, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
I hope this e-mail finds you doing well today. I have several important and exciting things to share with you this week in my e-mail. Here's what I'll cover:
1. Resurrection West Launches with 778 in...
[more]Friday, August 18, 2006
Dear Resurrection Family,
Just a brief note to update you on what will be a very exciting weekend at the church! I can hardly stand the wait! Here's what's coming up this weekend:
1. Resurrection West to Launch This Sunday!2....
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