The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 37 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the [...]
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With everyday that passes time slips by, another page is turned, more life is lived. We tend to forget that some days leave lives so turned upside down nothing is ever the same again. Much as happened around our world since Japan was rocked by a 9.0 earthquake. Yet, Japan is still hurting and in [...]
I saw that phrase on a t-shirt in the Old City today. I have decided that whoever said it was right! The last several days have been miles of walking. But – walking in some amazing places! I am still trying to process all that I have experienced while here. We were in Qumran on [...]
Yesterday began with a stark reminder of the divisions in Jerusalem. The shrill call to the morning prayer for Muslims starts around 5am. It is blasted on speakers over the city. In this place, living side by side are Jews, Muslims and Christians all putting their claim on the Holy City. No wonder the psalmist [...]
The Beauty of Israel
Posted: January 28, 2011 in Religion, Culture, Christianty, Church, Worship, Fellowship, Community of Faith, UncategorizedI am finally able to greet you from Israel! We have been here now for 3 days. We began our journey in the Galilee. Our first day started on a boat on the Sea of Galilee. From there we experienced sites like the Mount where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, the place where [...]
Merry Christmas!! I hope you have finished all your Christmas preparations and now are officially ready for the celebration. That is what Christmas should be – joyous celebration. Many of you will gather with family and friends today and tomorrow for food and fellowship. Gifts will be given and received, too much food will be [...]
Can you believe Christmas is one week away? Time has flown – we just started December and now we are two weeks from a new year. I hope you are making room in your schedule to remember the reason for the season. Let me encourage you to join us at Jones Road this Sunday morning. [...]
We had a great day yesterday! I was thinking last night about the joyful atmosphere that permeated the air throughout our services. Great music, inspiring worship and preaching and wonderful food marked our homecoming “celebration.” There was a lot of hard work in making yesterday so special. Many came out for our work-day earlier [...]
If you have been here at JRBC the last several weeks then you recognize the graphic. G.R.O.W. is our exciting new Monday Night Outreach Ministry. Last night we trained all those who have committed to G.R.O.W.. It was a great night as we explained how this ministry was going to be incorporated into all our [...]
That’s right! The JOY of FAILURE!! I know already some of you are thinking, “Jeff – you are nuts! There is nothing joyful about failure.” Truth is most of us never have even considered the thought that there is joy in failure. I hope to prove you all wrong. There is an opportunity in every [...]
