pat loughery

I described on Thursday our Valentine’s Day giftbag project. We handed out 35 gift bags today. All in all it was a good experience. Lots of folks didn’t come to their doors, so we left the bags outside the door. A few seemed overwhelmed. Two asked what kind of church…

via Jordon, here’s a plethora of Tom Wright resources. That site will keep me busy for weeks, I’m sure.

via Jordon, here’s a plethora of Tom Wright resources. That site will keep me busy for weeks, I’m sure.

In our plant, we’re discussing our way through Matthew this year. Instead of reading the text, We’re watching the Visual Bible’s representation of Matthew, which is actually pretty cool. I love the fact that Jesus actually has a sense of humor, and isn’t some mystical space cadet. But more and…

In our plant, we’re discussing our way through Matthew this year. Instead of reading the text, We’re watching the Visual Bible’s representation of Matthew, which is actually pretty cool. I love the fact that Jesus actually has a sense of humor, and isn’t some mystical space cadet. But more and…

says, “I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. The real action comes next: The main character in this drama—compared to him I’m a mere stagehand—will ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you, the Holy Spirit within you, changing…

says, “I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. The real action comes next: The main character in this drama—compared to him I’m a mere stagehand—will ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you, the Holy Spirit within you, changing…

A while back I wrote that I feel strongly that we are to focus more aggressively on serving the poor/needy this year. I’ve been praying hard about what that looks like for us – with limited people and limited funds, we can’t just try a bunch of things and hope…

A while back I wrote that I feel strongly that we are to focus more aggressively on serving the poor/needy this year. I’ve been praying hard about what that looks like for us – with limited people and limited funds, we can’t just try a bunch of things and hope…

. You’re cautious, a bit paranoid. You left the scene for the suburban married life, but somehow, touble seems to follow you and piss on your mornings. You are quick to share your point of view, but have no problems with giving in to the requests of wives and wolves.…