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... by Sam Rainer | May 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
I’m on vacation at the beach this week. Today started with waking up at 10AM, then reading on the beach, swimming, biking with my wife, and finally an evening at a nice restaurant. Needless to say, I feel refreshed. On our way down to the white sands of the panhandle... by Sam Rainer | May 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 22:6 Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Go figure. Church is good for kids. A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES for short)...
