Don't Get "Eaten" By Sin

This is a clip from a message that was given at my old church. I watched this a few weeks ago and found it to be so true. Our culture tells us all the time that evil is no big deal, and in fact, it's something that can kinda be laugh at. I thought this was a good visual picture of how serious it really is...

1 Thessalonians 5:21-23
"But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Fall Fest

Last month we had the wonderful opportunity to reach out to our local community with the good news of Jesus Christ. We were able, with our church, to set up a booth and serve coffee and talk with the people that God brought our way. It was such a blessing. We serve a great God!

Dare the Dads

On Friday night while at John's house, some of the dads decided they'd make a good team taking on the "young" guys...and so the challenge began and continued on Sunday where they once again took the field. After a father/daughter game (if you could call it that, lol), arranged by the daughters and reluctantly agreed upon by the dads, they proceeded to take on the guys! Wow!!! It was amazing to watch them play and even more amazing they were still able to go to work this morning! :-)

Church Volleyball

Updated

I was informed my a friend that it was "time to update" and since I haven't had much time to write as of late, posting some pictures will have to do for now (hope that still counts SES!!).

These are of a game night we had at our pastors house...

JB, (my bro.) Joe, Ben, and (my bro. ) John.

Group Pictures

Twin Accidents

Here’s the picture I took at church on Sunday, after our snowboarding comrades saw the orthopedic surgeon.

Boarding Trip

Here is an update on the skiing/snowboarding trip. The morning started off wonderfully, but cold, as we headed up the road. Little did we know what the day would have in store. After getting all suited up with boots and boards we were ready to hit the slopes. Most of the group was already out when me and my friends, JB and Becki Laughman, started for the lift. Having only been one other time, and that being three years ago, this was more like my first time and for Becki it was hers too. Fortunately JB is a pro at it and was able to get the two of us started. Slipping, sliding, and falling, I made it to the bottom without injury. But when Becki got there, she told us she had fallen and thought her arm was broke. Though we hoped that wasn’t the case, we soon found out otherwise. She did have to be taken to the hospital to get her arm put in a sling; but was able to come back for the latter half of the day to hang out in the lodge and go out to dinner. While she was gone, one of the girls fell and was knock out cold for a few seconds and one of the younger guys in our group broke his arm and had to be picked up by his mom. Thankfully everyone else out of the group of 40-50 people was okay. People kept saying that out of the 10-12 years they have been doing this, they had never had any accidents. Guess they were making up for loss time. I think it also had to do with how bad the weather was. The ground was as solid as a rock and it was windy. Added to that is the fact that all those who got hurt were on snowboards as beginners. The rest of the day finished out well with no more casualties, and we had a wonderful time at dinner and on the ride home thankful to have Becki back with the group. Below are some pictures and a video clip to prove it wasn’t all bad. Actually, it was a lot of fun. And although I’m not sure how daring I want to be in the future, I was thankful able to finish out the day still on my snowboard and still in one piece!!!


On the lifts, before any accidents!!

L-R (Back row) Zack, Micheal, Jorden Starin, Travis Dodson. Leah Starin, Wesley Mansfield, Lisa Butler, (front row) Me, Aaron Wold, and Klye Hughes

L-R (Back Row) Ben and Amy Laughman, Mr. and Mrs. Dodson, Aaron Dodson, JB Laughman, Tim Taylor, (Front row) Aaron Wold, Klye Hughes and Michael Starin.

Lunch.....




Me and Becki, after her trip to the hospital

Boarding/Skiing Music Video

It's Back!!

Yea!!! For those of you in the Md/Pa area, I am happy to inform you that, “One” is back!!! If you’re unfamiliar with what I’m talking about, visit here. “One” is a time of Biblical teaching on topics like, Who we are in Christ, What Christ did for us, Why we were put here, Who God is, How we should be growing as believers and members of the church, and so much more. I’m so excited about this new series and the way I know God will use it to change, encourage and challenge lives. If you can make it, please do so, you’ll never come away void. If you are still confused about the name of the meeting, listen here (click on "US" part 1). Hope to see you on Friday!