Monthly Archives: November 2008

Watching this video is great preparation for Black Friday kind of madness, especially the consumerism that led to the literal trampling death of a woman in Wal-Mart this morning.

The Fourth Thursday Memories. Family here and missed. Angel biscuits. Blessings. Sharing stories. Celebrating and grieving. Feasting. Counting one by one. Gratitude to the Great Provider, from whom all blessings flow. jch

Playing around with a new iPhone camera app.

Jamie Scoggin leading Friendship Ministry Training for this new ministry pairing people with food box recipients. We had 150 request a friend for a year. This is inaugural and a new way of befriending people in poverty and giving hope.

All 750 distributed by 8:35.

Tomorrow is the big day. 750 food boxes this year. 7 am.

It's obvious that No Shave November has been a long-standing tradition throughout our 163 years, as these First Baptist Shreveport pastors not only believed in it but kept theirs long after the contest was over.  I think the pastor on … Continue reading →

There actually is a whole site devoted to growing a beard.  Hope this helps.  I’m looking for plugs. The following information should help get you through the beard-growing process. all about beards: growing a beard

It was exciting to see that #40 is coming up for the number of houses the Fuller Center has built.  I’m proud that our church has been deeply involved with many of these 40, participating in real neighborhood transformation and … Continue reading →

Steve Knight has the following question and YouTube montage on his post now up on Emergent Village.  Any thoughts ? This is a creative mash-up of various YouTube videos, including clips from Anderson Cooper (CNN), Brian McLaren, and Tony Campolo, … Continue reading →