by Bret Capranica | Dec 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
Kelly and I returned from our trip to Texas late on Wednesday evening. The Lord was kind to give us a flawless trip there and back (around 2200 miles of driving). We had enjoyable visits with friends and family and a relaxing Christmas weekend. It has been a year and a half since our entire family has been together (we did miss Aaron this time though – my youngest sister’s husband) and we had a very enjoyable time together. I have two younger sisters, Jill, and Dana. Jill is a single mother (divorced) of three incredible kids, Ahston, Avery and Austin. Dana is married to Aaron and has two beautiful children, Danae and Jaden. Dana surprised us all with the announcement that she and Aaron will be having a third child in July! Christmas Eve was a fun time opening gifts together, listening to music CDs that the kids received and seeing them put on a great dance show and contest for us. That morning, we worshiped at the church my dad pastors, Busland Baptist Church in Bushland, Texas. He has been there for about four and a half years now. I was encouraged with the number of people present (it is quite small) and the genuine kindness that they showed to Kelly and me. Jill and her daughter Avery sang a beautiful song together, “Remember Me.” Being in the Texas Panhandle, the church has a number of people connected to the farming and ranching industries. Smiley was one such individual in the church. He got up just before the message to recite a poem. Honestly, I began to...
by Bret Capranica | Dec 29, 2006 | Time/Life Management
Here is a good article reviewing tips on making the most of your time by making wise decisions those thing to which you will give your most attention. The article sounds a lot like a portion of Covey’s 7 Habits. Good New Year’s Resolution reading....
by Bret Capranica | Dec 29, 2006 | Pastoral Ministry
Planning any changes in your church for the new year. Aubrey Malphurs offers a few suggestions on making it a smooth transition. Implementing Church Strategy –...
by Bret Capranica | Dec 29, 2006 | Preaching
Steve Weaver is a faithful expositor and gives a good review of his own process of producing expository messages. Excellent stuff, Steve. Pastor Steve Weaver’s Blog: A Break in the Action, Footnotes, and Posting...
by Bret Capranica | Dec 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
Though the visits are never long enough, today Kelly and I did enjoy getting to see a number of friends from the church I served here in Amarillo. Almost all of the adults in the following pictures came to know Christ at Fellowship Baptist Church in Amarillo. They are precious people to me and I was so encouraged to see how they are serving the Lord...
