by Sam Rainer | May 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
“Gas prices are outrageous. I should probably sell my SUV and buy that Escort I saw advertised in the paper, but that might be just too smart for me to do it.” Although I had just met Duane waiting in line for the log flume, he and I struck up a good... by Sam Rainer | May 25, 2007 | Uncategorized
Last night I was leading our prayer group at church. Someone asked if my wife and I had sold our house yet. Tired of being asked about it I responded, “No, but it’s all in God’s timing. Keep praying we’ll sell it.” Like many with “for sale” signs in their yards, we... by Sam Rainer | May 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
One of my biggest pet peeves as a pastor is the number of people that do not bring their Bibles to church. Every time I preach I begin by asking the congregation to open their Bibles to a particular passage. I then follow with, “And that is on page 707 in your pew... by Sam Rainer | May 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
I ran across a list of statistics found at the Center for Missional Research website. Two stats in particular struck me: First and foremost, approximately 1.6 billion people have never heard the eternally significant good news in this sentence: “For God loved... by Sam Rainer | May 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
This article grabbed my attention yesterday. Ethnic and racial minorities now account for about 1/3 of the United States’ population, breaking through the 100 million barrier for the first time. On a national scale, Hispanics are the fastest growing, followed by...
