Category Archives: Rural Life and Ministry
A Celebration of Training and Development
It has been a while since I wrote something about the goings on in the wonderful town of Kendallville and the wonderful county of Noble County that I have lived in for over a decade. When the recession hit, our … Continue reading
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Thursday Thoughts: Grandparents as Parents
Around five years ago I met with a group of people here in Noble County, Indiana and discussed various issues we believed needed to be addressed in the county. One of those issues had recently started to appear in what … Continue reading
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Review of Shannon O’Dell’s Transforming Church in Rural America
When you think of rural America, what do you think of? Endless miles of farms? Small towns whose glory days were 50 to 100 years ago? Boredom? The last place on earth a pastor would want to be? Shannon O’Dell … Continue reading
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Noble County Update: Community Table Celebrates 1 Year of Service/Ministry
At the beginning of 2009, pastors, government officials, citizens, and community leaders gathered to discuss how to care for the fast rising number of Noble County persons out of work and out of food. The result was a wonderful synergy … Continue reading
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What if?
As I read to my two boys tonight about Moses, I thought about the Israelite leaders during the time between Joseph and Moses: What kept them going? What sustained their faith? What was their faith like? Did they remember the … Continue reading
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Being In Charge or Being a ‘Charger?’
Wow, I have not posted in over a month anything but sermons and thought as I entered the office, “Maybe you should post something today.” Well… after I got myself settled in (and my secretary the information that she needed) … Continue reading
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August 22, 2009 Noble County Update
It has been a few months since I gave a Noble County update. The Community Table, which began in late March, continues to serve those who need a good meal and, from what I recently heard from a key Noble … Continue reading
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Noble County Update
It has been a while since I posted on what is going on in Noble County, at least in the circles that I travel. Here it is… Thrive Noble County (which is our Hometown Competitiveness program for Noble County, a … Continue reading
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‘Talk[ing] it Out’ and finding their voice
It has been a while since I have written about this amazing and diverse community I live in called Noble County. Yes, I live in the ‘largest’ town in the county, Kendallville, which has a population of around 10,000 persons, … Continue reading
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Quote of the Week
I like a good quote and for while I would enter a quote in something I read in a file that I call ‘quotes’ and then share them with a group of young adults that I ‘bought stock in’ a … Continue reading
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