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Posts from ‘April, 2009’

What is the most important thing in your life?

The most important thing in my life is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That is the main reason why I am attending and live blogging the Gospel Coalition conference.
When I wake up in the morning, go through each day and lay down to sleep at night, I realize that I sin against my Creator. I [...]

Wishall March Madness 2009 champion

Yep, my wife is the champion. Between her homemaking responsibilities, she found 15 minutes to scratch out a bracket: the winning bracket that is.
Laura Wishall scored in the 97.8th percentile with her efforts, landing her the rank of 99,588. She rode the North Carolina Tar Heels to victory and Villanova’s key victories over Duke and [...]

Should a church have a vision statement?

Do good leaders lay out a powerful vision for the local church? Or is a vision statement a manmade creation that detracts from a biblical approach to the local church?
Recently in a 9Marks interview (click on audio, then Michael McKinley interview) Mark Dever, Matt Schmucker and Michael McKinley downplayed the importance of a vision statement [...]