Lyrics You spoke the wordAnd the light chased away the darknessYou did the same for my soulYou split the seasCame for meYou keep every promiseYour purpose will unfold If even the rocks cry outEven the mountains bowAll creation shouts Your … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “How Could I Not” (Rock City Worship)
Lyrics Lyrics:If I woke up tomorrowAnd everything I had was goneIf a storm full of sorrowTried to take the wind out of my song I would stand in the wreckageWith a peace I can’t explainCause if the world didn’t give … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “Satisfied” (Evvie McKinney)
THANKFUL – TRAILER MEMORIES EDITION: The past weekend I borrowed a trailer to take Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to the Duluth MN Distribution Center. For almost 20 years I had a big enclosed church trailer in my driveway to use whenever I needed. As a church planter I am THANKFUL that God showed up all those time we setup church, shared God’s Word/encouragement, and then packed it all up when we were done and for all the people that helped make that happen every week. Now I just walk into the Rockwell Church building and it’s pretty much all ready … Continue reading THANKFUL – Trailer Memories Edition
Long time Christian recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman shares about his great adventure of wonderful and crushing life experiences including adoption and the loss of a child in this I Am Second video. Continue reading Steven Curtis Chapman – I Am Second
I’ve had to drive in some of the worst weather to go be with people in their time of need as a pastor. My wife’s Grandpa Roy was a GM mechanic all his life and he’d always say, “Your best insurance policy is a good set of tires.” Last weekend I came to the conclusion I need new truck tires before winter. We have long, harsh winters for much of the year here in Northern Minnesota. If could afford two sets of tires for both summer and winter that is probably best. I don’t want to switch tires every six … Continue reading Choosing the “All Weather” tire for harsh winters and the other seasons
Here are links to some spiritual gift and personality tests I like. The more experience you get serving the Lord the more effective these test are. It is fun to study spiritual gifts and consider what your gift(s) might be. … Continue reading 7 Resources to Help Discover your Spiritual Gifts
Microsoft Publisher comes with an Office 365 subscription and is an economical way to make great church bulletins, brochures, certificates, business cards, posters and more. I have been using MS Publisher for years. Here are a couple links to videos to help you get up to speed. Continue reading Learn Microsoft Publisher
There are a lot of kids and youth ministry materials online. Here are some that have worked for me in the past and some recommended by other ministry leaders in my network. Remember that the pandemic in 2020 forced a … Continue reading Teaching Kids and Youth – Ministry Resources
October 1st 2001 (right after the September 11th chaos) we moved from Chisholm, Minnesota down to Belle Plaine, Minnesota. We had no contacts or core group, just the prayer and financial backing of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and some … Continue reading Remembering how God used us to plant a church
If Joseph in the Book of Genesis had a theme song, this would probably be it. He trusted God even when all he dreamed for fell apart and years later it all finally made sense. Joseph went through many difficult … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “I Trust You” (Jonathan Traylor)
Lyrics Song : Terrian – Walk It Out TogetherLyrics : Check Out AZLyrics…https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/terri… Why, why pull awayWhen we all need the same thingsSay, what you gotta sayI’m hear to listenI won’t go away Nobody wants to walk this road aloneIt’s … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “Walk It Out Together” (Terrian w/Lyrics)
Great to see famous musicians from well loved bands sit in the white chair and share their God experience, telling the world why Jesus is first in their life and they are second. I am glad the Iamsecond.com video platform … Continue reading Journey’s Jonathan Cain – I am Second
I am actually writing this to help some other people I am working with learn WordPress.com and I don’t want to spend time make my own video tutorials right now. So let me give the “why” and share some video … Continue reading Easy and Effective Ministry Websites with WordPress.com
Lyrics Somebody needs to hear the truthThat He’s not mad at youHe’s not lookin downFrownin’ with an attitudeNot because of what you doBut who you’re tethered toAnd they wonder why we call it good news Here’s some good theologyThat’ll set … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “Good Mood” (RICHLIN w/Lyrics)
I have been through hard times in my Christian life and as a pastor in Christian ministry and really like this song as I have “soldiered on” even when it probably made more sense to give up and am glad … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “Soldier On” (Apollo LTD w/Lyrics)
As a pastor I get to encourage people to have confidence and assurance that this life is not the end and that the Bible says Christ-followers cross over from this life into the next to be in the presence of … Continue reading What Happens When We Die?
I love watching and listening to old Billy Graham video clips. I posted this one here so I would see it often and remember my time is valuable, I need to focus on priorities, and our days are numbered. Maybe … Continue reading The Value of Time
This is an old song that I Iove to sing along with. And this is live version is wonderful. Lyrics This is it, confidence is all I needThis is how You’re going to save me from myself,From all the failsI … Continue reading Favorite Song this week: “My Sweet Escape” by Run Kid Run (Live at Air1)
Like a classic car forgotten about in the garage, I got busy and this neglected website has gotten dusty and needs some TLC. WordPress.com continues to get better but my “Patch” WordPress theme didn’t get updated to the new version … Continue reading Updated and fixed my personal website
I tried the Spotify video podcast feature today. You can even watch video at 3.5 speed – that’s fast 🙂 Sunday 7/31 – How to Live a WELL Life through Encouraging One Another Rockwell Church exists to help people of all ages connect to Christ the ROCK and live WELL Lives through Worshiping, Encouraging, Learning and Loving. This week we are looking at why we need to give and receive encouragement.1 Thessalonians 5:11 says, “So encourage each other and build each other up…”And 2 Corinthians 13:11 instructs Christ-followers, “…Be Joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the … Continue reading Encourage One Another – Spotify offers video podcasts
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