Update from Jeff and Heather Blum
Many of you will remember Jeff and Heather Blum, (They were our original singles ministry until they decided to turn it into a young married's class) Here are some pictures and an …
Topic: News
Steven Curtis Chapman's Daughter Killed
I awoke this morning to learn that Steven Curtis Chapman's 5 year old daughter Maria was accidentally run over and killed by her brother. Our prayers are with the Chapman family du…
Pastor Forrest Pollock Missing
I received news this morning that Forrest Pollock, the Pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist church in Tampa is missing. Apparently, he was flying his private plane to North Carolina and t…
Update from Iglesia Bautista El Buen Samaritano
Pastor Rafael writes: "God bless you, the following is a report of the first service at Iglesia Bautista El Buen Samaritano held on Sunday March 30th 2008, there were 20 persons in…
Easter Update
Hello Everyone, Thank you for praying for our Easter Services. First, I want to thank all of our volunteers who worked to make this our best easter ever. Without your hard work it …
Vic Sees the Light
I know many of you have been praying for Victor to regain his sight after his most recent surgery. Just now I received this email from Arlene Murray. Sunday Elaine told me that Vic…
Marriage Ammendment Passes but....
Not to get too political, but we were able to acquire enough signatures to get the FL Marriage Amendment to the ballot. This is great news and we should celebrate the definition of…
Out of Africa, for now
Due to the rise in violence in Nairobi, we have been forced to postpone our trip with World Hope to Kenya. Over the weekend the violence returned and incidents as close to 15 miles…
Marathon
This weekend is the Disney Marathon, but that is not what I am talking about. Today I will be preaching 4 times to the youth group from New Testament Baptist Church in Largo. Pleas…
Road Runners Beware!
Last week I spotted a Coyote taking a nap along US 27 just north of Ronald Reagan PKWY, and had a few good conversations at the barber shop about it. I have heard that they were ar…
Joel Osteen's Most Unfortunate Compliment
Due to the same first name, I am often compared to Joel. I have mixed feeling about him, and have friends I highly respect who have met with him and spoke well of him. Today he is …
Thanksgiving Potpurri
GREAT FALL - We had a record day yesterday at church with the highest fall attendance on record. The best I can tell is that we are quickly filling up the space created by adding t…
Lost Dog
I got a myspace friend request from this lost dog. Apparently she went missing near Bimini Bay along US 27. Shoot me an email if she looks familiar.…
Disney's Dust
I know many of you cast members are glad that you work at Disney World and not Disney Land, and I am sure this NEVER happens here. from MiceAge.com Speaking of vandalism, there's b…
Time Change
Don't forget to set your alarms for 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in order to fall back. If not you will be one hour early for church :) All that being said, I would love to have some…
Celebration High School Bus Crash Heroes
40 Students were on the bus when the driver had a seizure. Story Here…
Church News
We usually don't use this blog for internal news, but I wanted everyone to pray for Suzie Holland and Maureen Wray as they were in a car accident on US 27 after church today. Mo ha…
Finding Jesus
I was watching Miami Ink over the weekend as a woman got a tattoo. The artist posed a all intriguing question that we must consider. "Why do people wait until they *!@#% up their l…
Evan All...Well maybe not so.
I did not see the movie, even though I am a HUGE fan of Steve Carrol in The Office. I just hate the fact that Hollywood thought that this would be something that Christians would l…
Studies: Death Penalty Discourages Crime
Wow! Science once again confirms scripture. Maybe if we start following God's Word, then life would be better. Read the story here .…
Only in Florida...
The clash of the cultures continues... here . I wonder how one church can bring all the different ages and backgrounds together?…
Kidnapped at Downtown Disney
FYI for all of you who frequent Downtown Disney. A couple was carjacked, robbed, and pistol whipped by three armed men. You can find the story here . I was reminded yesterday that …
Repentance
Acts 26:20 (NKJV) but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, …
You are NOT going to believe this....
I am speechless so you will have to take Fox New's word for it here.…
Holy Land Experience Under New Management
I have loved the fact that we have such an experience here in Orlando. If you have never been, then it is a must see. The difficulty for HLE is that it lacked return visitors. For …
Developer Relaeses Posner Anchors
Amy is thrilled that the Posner Center at I-4 and US 27 will be anchored by a Super Target . Other Anchors include, Books-A-Million , JC Penny , and Ross . I am excited to have a S…
Hog Wild
Here is a story from Fox News about a Hog that was harvested by an 11 year old boy in Alabama last week. That is one big pig. FYI There are still lots of pigs in the Green Swamp an…
Four Corners Gator Cook-Off
Several have asked why we chose not to set up a booth at this year's Four Corners Gator Cook-Off . I will mention it here, as an insight to who we are, but also as a bit of an edit…
Revival in Afghanistan
BlackAnthem.com , a military news website has an interesting story about a recent revival at the Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. You can read the article here .…
The Question Mark Kid
From the Orlando Sentinel ........ "During introductions on the first day of class last year, Cho Seung-Hui sat sullenly in the back of the room and refused to speak. On the sign-i…
Four Corners on Fox News
Polk County Sherriff Grady Judd used a short term rental home in Four Corners to set up a sting operation for online predators. I am thankful that we have a proactive sherriff who …
New Park in Four Corners
Polk County is in the process of purchasing 81 acres just about 1 mile South of US 192 along 27 for a new park. We have been going for so long without a park that we will not know …
New School in Four Corners
Lake County is building a new elementary school which will be 3 miles north of US 192 in the Sawgrass Development. As there is a great need for more schools, more everything, now t…