http://pccwired.org/enews Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm passionate about changing the world. More than 10% of our budget is devoted to our mission work around the world. In a recent report, Pantano Christian Church had the highest percentage of people going on mission trips of "mega-churches" (1000 or more attendees). We are ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/05/15/going-big-in-peru/ I've enjoyed sharing my discoveries from the book of Ecclesiastes. I hope all of us are finding more satisfaction with God in life under the sun. So let's move on and catch up on a few other items. Free & Clear Thank you for all who have participated in Free ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/05/08/catching-up/ Carl Jung (1875-1961), was a Swiss psychiatrist, the founder of analytical psychology and the first major alternative to Freud. He reported that a third of his clients suffered from no definable neurosis other than the senselessness and emptiness of their lives. He went on to name meaninglessness the ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/05/01/a-gift-received-is-a-gift-given/ This week our dear friend and sister Jana Swinney graduated from life under the sun to an eternity in God's presence. Cancer took life from her body, but today she has a new body that is not only cancer free, but pain free in everyway. As I prepare for the ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/04/24/funerals/ As we continue in our study of Ecclesiastes on the weekends, I wanted to share some of my favorite proverbs from this book. Here goes... As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. (10:1) We see this all the time, especially in public ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/04/17/my-ecclesiastes-favorites/ Didn't Tim do an outstanding job teaching this weekend?! In my blog I'll continue to look at some challenging passages in Ecclesiastes as we continue our teaching series "Chasing after the Wind." Mike Parejo will be addressing this subject of balance in more detail the weekend after next. Let's ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/04/10/too-good/ I'm going to be looking as some challenging passages from Ecclesiastes in my blog (last week - "Like Animals?") while we study Eccl. on the weekend. Today I'm looking at Eccl. 3:10-14 (NIV). 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/04/03/102/ We begin a series this week called "Chasing the Wind - A View of Life from Ecclesiastes." We'll be looking at the frustration of finding satisfaction, meaning, purpose and fulfillment in life. This is a great Old Testament book filled with wisdom (my abbreviation for Ecclesiastes from here ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/03/27/101/ The tomb is empty! Jesus is alive! May you be reminded and experience the power of His resurrection this Easter weekend! This has been a wonderful year of teaching so far. I'm so grateful for our teaching and worship teams - they are the best! We began ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/03/20/chasing-the-wind/ Easter comes very early this year. In fact this is the earliest date anyone alive has seen it appear and we won't see it this early again in our lifetimes! Easter is my absolutely favorite holiday (Second is Thanksgiving and Christmas takes third place for me). The death and ... http://pccwired.org/enews/2008/03/13/easter-2008/