Monthly Archives: September 2006

#1 The front porch represents willow creek’s new emphasis on neighborhoods. Randy Frazee launched this Wed. night and it was exciting to hear of their vision for incarnational ministry. Our church will soon be doing more in our neighborhood surrounding … Continue reading →

The front porch represents wc’s new emphasis on neighborhood-based groups. I heard randy frazee launch this last night for the church. I was influenced by his Connecting Church approach several years ago and saw the power of connecting with the … Continue reading →

I don’t usually read USA Today but I’m doing so today while traveling. I was glad to see a full page ad from savedarfur.org and the coverage they have given to the genocide there. I have been keeping up with … Continue reading →

I obviously had an accident. My coffee dumped (yes this is passive voice) on me during our flight to Chicago. I may be clumsy, but I’ve got good aim.

As I mentioned in the last post, my house ended up closing this week and I was not able to continue with the building blitz. I hated to not be a part of the excitement, especially the dedication of it … Continue reading →

I was a no show. After many, many weeks of waiting to get into our house, it finally went to closing today and we are homeowners once again. My help with building the house was thus interrupted and I have … Continue reading →

The run-down shotgun houses on one side of the street. They were once pretty, but as one neighbor expressed, they have been rented and paid for many times, but never owned. He was ready to see them and the memories … Continue reading →

This is from day 2 of the Fuller Center for Housing Building Blitz here in Shreveport, LA. Erma will be living in the house our church is building. http://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P66427c5f64c1909bafc93a6b24acbf1cZlp9QVREYmJy&buffer=5&fc=FFFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap21

Here are some picts from today. Ten houses are being built in a neighborhood in Shreveport. Our church is building the one you see here. We started with a slab and by mid afternoon already had exterior and interior walls … Continue reading →