December 2009

O Come, O Come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appears. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel! This is one of my favorite songs and favorite times of year. I think what I love most about Christmas time (actually, the Advent season) is the anticipation. So often our life is simply the never-ending list of things to get done, bills to pay and problems to solve. Each day looks suspiciously like the one before and there isn’t much to look forward to beyond the weekend.But Advent cultivates a much more appropriate attitude. Everywhere we look people, including many who have...

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August/September 2009

We are rapidly approaching the one year anniversary of our move to Burleson for the purpose of mission work in the south Fort Worth region. I’ve tried to send regular updates over the past months and on the eve of a new school year I submit this expanded description. (If you haven’t gotten our regular updates via email and would like to, let me know!) Great things have occurred in our lives and the life of our community and we’d like to tell you...

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June 2009

My first summer as a church planter is under way.Prepare for a shocking statement: a lot has happened since my update in April. Our house church in Shenendoah (which I commented on in the previous update) is engaged in some amazing ministry. More than that, I am happy to announce that the ministries have risen from within the community. I continue to lead our Thursday evening gathering, but thankfully that has not been the primary expression of God’s people in this neighborhood.In addition to the Neighborhood Watch and homework clubs that Robin started, there are two community cookouts already scheduled for this summer (inspired by the front...

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April 2009

Dear Friends and Family, I’m sorry that it has been so long since our last update. Life and ministry here in Burleson have been exciting and exhausting (in mostly good ways) over the last couple months. We are just a couple weeks away from the 1 year mark since beginning to fundraise and vision cast for the Wells family church planting endeavor and its now been 6 months since we moved to Burleson. Many of you are already aware that Rachel has begun organizing the preschool ministry at Christ Journey. We don’t have many teenagers, but our little community is chock-a-block full of nursery, preschool and elementary aged kids! Recently one of...

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January 2009

My allowance is gone until Friday. That means I canʼt really get in my office. If you are wondering about whether North Texas office spaces charge an admission fee, its all a matter of perspective. When your office is the booth near the plug (around the corner in the prep area) at Dennyʼs, then yes, there is a per visit fee for office usage. While Iʼm out of cash, Iʼm still okay thanks to the grand opening event held whenever a new Chick-fil-A opens (like the one in Frisco that I attended in November) I have (er...had) 52 coupons for a free #1 combo...which comes with free refills on, you guessed it, coffee. So today I write this update from my temporary...

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