Posted in Rurality on September 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Have you ever thought, “Gee, I wish there was a free and easy way to get demographic information about a zip code?” Well, now you can! Thanks to ZIPskinny!
Just for kicks I thought it would be fun to compare my old neighborhood in St. Paul (55105) with my current “neighborhood” (56443).
General Information:
ZIP
55105
56443
Population:
27,818
1,398
Density*:
8,050.5
14.8
Housing Units:
11,650
1,344
Land Area (sq. mi.):
3.5
94.2
Water [...]
Posted in Comeback Churches on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am running out of interest in this book as it gets more and more mundane, but I am still determined to finish it. This chapter was the most boring of all so far because it just explained the obvious and did not offer any new or renewed insights.
The chapter can be summarized with four [...]
Posted in Pastoral Reflections on September 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been sick and worn down for three weeks now. My head feels like a weather balloon and my eyes feel like they’re going to burst. It’s difficult to prepare a sermon when you can’t hold a decent thought and feel like crap. Yet, I’ve pushed through it this week and have actually put more [...]
Posted in Comeback Churches on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 7
Ugh! This chapter hit me like a stone between the eyes. This is SO so so the next hill we need to climb and I have known it for several months but have yet to give it any serious thought and planning. I could blame my negligence on constantly being distracted by the seemingly endless [...]
Posted in Comeback Churches on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it took some time but I finally finished Chapter 6 in Comeback Churches. It wasn’t that it was so difficult of a chapter or long or anything. I’ve just been swamped and haven’t had the time to read… and I lose interest about halfway through any book. Today I’m making it intentional to read because [...]
Posted in Church Planting on September 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, I haven’t had much time to post here lately, but I did make a post over at Planting Partners on choosing a church name.
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