by Bret Capranica | Apr 11, 2009 | Twitter
Headed to First Baptist Rialto to speak at a church breakfast: preaching on Luke 8: who is this man & how should we hear him? # Home from a great fellowship I’m Rialto. Time to see the fam-then time for sermon prep. # RT: @productivity501: Stop it now! 17 things you should STOP doing: http://www.productivity501.com/17-things-you-should-stop-doing/143/ # Sermon Prep for tomorrow night-Romans 16:1-2 # Enjoying the quiet of the morning-just caught up on some e-mail. Now to pray and prep for what will be a long, but enjoyable Lord’s Day. # Enjoyed the morning-fellowship was great in Sunday School this morning. Now for a quick lunch and maybe an even quicker nap-we’ll see. # In a meeting with a group of students from CBU. Some of them are Twitteting about us-going to try and find out what they’re saying. # Good Q&A with freshmen Cal Bapt students-now time to put a few kids to bed-then to kick back and rest-been a long but great day. # I want to sleep a little more-the girls have other plans for us. Don’t they know we went to bed late? # Oops-late getting to the office. Perhaps I can find forgiveness. The week begins. # Pastors’ Council Meeting!! # Meet the Press Netcast – oooohhhwee! # following up on e-mail-seems as if it was a fairly slow weekend for e-mail traffic. # working through the task list-wow I have given myself WAY more than is humanly possible to accomplish this week. # Home to play with the family. # I’m still tired from yesterday-I’m calling it a day and headed to bed! #...
by Bret Capranica | Apr 4, 2009 | Twitter
Out the door to a new members’ class, then a memorial service, then back to finish sermon prep. # Big day today-looking forward to worship, instruction, fellowship and evangelism. # Stick a fork in me-I’m done-barely made it through the sermon-the voice is almost gone. But I sure enjoyed the day! # About to head in to the office-short day for me-much more talking and my voice will be gone for a week. # watching Meet the Press Netcast with Kel – Romance at its finest! # To bed! # Slept in this morning-still fighting a cold. So glad I did-I feel a ton better-but I never like being behind schedule. # To the office for a morning of admin and ministry project work. # At CBU for a lunch meeting with the venerable Dr. Jeff Mooney. Always an enlightening time. I think he’s close to becoming a dispy. Pray. # Great time with Dr. Mooney-love fellowship with him. Back at the office and back to the ministry projects at hand-first up: music for April # Working on Quarterly Member’s meeting material for next week-ooooh fun! # Home playing with the fam-Brie is still sick, though. # Did surgery on Kel-painful & bloody. But I was successful. She had a nasty splinter that needed to be removed. Husbandry at it’s finest. # Off to bed. # I get up early because no one else is awake-profitable time usually-except when every one else is awake, crying, and sick. # This is why I Twitter rather than do much with Facebook-Barack Obama is my cousin?- http://twitpic.com/2oelc # Headed out for a...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 28, 2009 | Twitter
Family’s going to spend the day with relatives-I’m spending the day in the study prepping for tomorrow! # Look what’s on the menu this evening: http://twitpic.com/2c5q5 # Almost bed time-enjoyed a great dinner with some family who came to town-wonderful time with them. # checking the headlines-then to prayer and preparation for the Lord’s Day. Loving the coffee this morning! # Off to spend the day in worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism with the church. # Home from church-Lord’s Supper is always a highlight for me. Now for a quick rest before preparing for tonight. # Final prep for this evening. # Ready for a counseling session then two music rehearsals and then to preach on Rom 15:22-29-characteristics of a missionary worth supporting # Pt 1-Debriefing my daughter as to what she learned at church tonight-something about Abraham & Sarah and what they did together in the tent # Pt 2-what in the world was @KaraLPeter’s husband teaching tonight? # To the office. # Eating my delicious soup at my desk and about to watch the Meet the Press Net Cast. Thrilling!! # Time to empty the inbox and handle e-mail that has piled up over the weekend! # Headed home to enjoy the family. # Time for the coffee to be READY! Then for some moments meditating and praying through God’s Word. # Just had a tiny little earthquake-I hate those things, no matter how small they are. # Thou God of my end, thou hast given me a fixed disposition to go forth and spend my life for thee-VOV. # Time to have breakfast with the family-I...
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by Bret Capranica | Mar 21, 2009 | Twitter
Prayer and refreshment through the word this morning. # Weekly review and planning time! One of the most helpful routines of my week. # Listening to: Page CXVI – When I Survey The Wonderful Cross-Awesome! http://tinyurl.com/d62mjc # Ouch! Jim Cramer got spanked by John Stewart. Just saw ithttp://tinyurl.com/blsql7 # Ready to engage the day. Preparing my heart to serve the Lord and His people today. # Off to enjoy worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism. # Time to do final prep for tonight. Music rehearsals begin in an hour. # About to head out for 3 music rehearsals and to preach on Romans 15:14-21-How to Handle a Shepherd’s Strong Words. # Home from a long and enjoyable day of fellowship and worship. Time to kick back a bit. # Late start this morning, but starting nonetheless. To prayer and the word! # Left my laptop power cord at home-can’t get too much done with a technological brick on my desk. # Just made it through the mail from last week-now to work on e-mail and various ministry projects. # What a fun dinner and play time with Kel and Brie. Brie learns so much just while I’m at work it takes me a while to catch up with it all. # Bed time-I’m really ready-done-finished-no more! # Waiting on the coffee to finish up-much to pray about today and this week. This looks to be a very full week for ministry -which ones aren’t # When I have done all I can to eternity I shall not be able to offer more than a small fraction of the homage that...
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by Bret Capranica | Mar 14, 2009 | Twitter
Happily home. # Helping Kel get her office & life organizaed #GTD style. # Going for a walk with the ladies of my life-what a beautiful day. # Enjoyed putting Brie to bed. Now to head there myself. Our clocks are turned back-I’m already up past my Sat eve bed time. # RT: @edstetzer: Faith Blogging, an interesting new site covering Christian blogging, lists the top 50 blogs: http://tinyurl.com/bevoxz # Finishing up prep for the day-looking forward to the opportunities to serve and worship with the church. # Off to gather with God’s people. # WOW! 5 shot and 1 killed at First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL this morning. http://tinyurl.com/dfogwe (via @johnwmartin) in reply to johnwmartin # Had some wonderful fellowship through the day with the Lord’s people. Ready now to relax a bit. # Twittering during our Pastors’ meeting-you can tell we have some VERY important issues to discuss this week. # Lunch at my desk about to watch the Meet The Press NetCast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/ # Just finished a few calls, now working on e-mail-I’m a bit behind since being out most of last week. # Home from a day of administrative catch-up. Ready to play with the fam. # RT @tonyrobbins: I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. –Bill Cosby (via @MichaelHyatt) in reply to MichaelHyatt # Up to begin the day before the Lord. Thanking him for the cross and that his mercies are new every morning. # A church member, Jim Zweifel just passed away-on my way to be with the family. # Back...
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by Bret Capranica | Mar 7, 2009 | Twitter
Headed out to a church-wide prayer meeting-should be very encouraging and edifying. # Great prayer time-well attended-focused-fervent. Very encouraged. Now for a little admin before sermon prep. # Sermon Outline prep on Rom 15:7-13 # Lunch break-left over pasta with Kel and Brie. # Off to get a haircut! # Back in the study-more sermon prep. # Finished sermon notes (1st draft), and have been prepping for other meetings tomorrow-Finance and Sunday School. now to catch up on e-mail. # RT: @edstetzer: Paul Harvey has died (http://tinyurl.com/dcccyg). A good man who now really knows “the rest of the story.” Thanks, Paul. # Just finished an enjoyable dinner along with a rambunctious play time with Brie. I haven’t done somersaults in a VERY LONG TIME. # Time to finish some admin and review the sermon. # Prayer and final prep for the day. Looking forward to a good, intense, long day. # Off to gather with God’s people. # quick lunch, quick nap, quick prep then back to the office for premarital counseling session, finance meeting, then evening worship # Finishing up a long day-headed home. Good day of serving and worshiping. # Eating a delicious salad and about to watch the Meet The Press Netcast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/ # Prepping music for the next few weeks. # Many phone calls this afternoon-just now putting the phone down. Whew! # Made it for a great dinner and fun play time with Brie-what a joy to come home. # Ever seen this? Wow!! http://tr.im/cwlw # About to take in the word and breathe out prayer. Doing some planning and ministry project work this...
